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PARK AND CE/nCTERY 
Association of American Cemetery 
Superintendents. 
O. C. SIMONDS, “Graceland,” 
Chicago, President. 
G, W, CREESY, "Harmony Grove," 
Salem, Mass., Vice-President. 
F. EURICH, Woodlawn, Toledo, O., 
Secretary and Treasurer. 
The Tenth Annual Convention will' be 
held at St. Louis, date to be announced 
later. 
Publisher’s Department. 
Notice to subscribers, If this not- 
ice is marked with a blue pencil it indi- 
cates that your subscription to Park and 
Cemetery has expired and a renewal of 
same is solicited. 
Park trommissioners and Cemetery 
trustees are requested to send us copies of 
their reports. 
Photographs and descriptive sketches of 
interesting features in parks and cemeter- 
ies are solicited from our readers. 
Park and Cemetery wants the names 
of every park and cemetery official or em- 
ployee who would be likely to be interest- 
ed in this paper. To the many subscrib- 
ers who have sent in such lists of names, 
we return our thanks. There are many 
more that we should hear from. 
Subscribers are again reminded that we 
want brief notes on any feature of park or 
cemetery work that will be of general in- 
terest. Park and Cemetery is the only 
publication of its class and earnestly so- 
licits the co-operation of subscribers in 
making it a help to all identified with 
such work. 
Park and Cemetery 
PRIZE COnPETITION. 
The publisher of Park and Cemetery 
offers three prizes of Twelve (12) dollars. 
Eight (8) dollars and Five (5) dollars res- 
pectively, for the three best papers on 
the Improvement, Care, and Management 
of Village and Rural Cemeteries. The 
papers to be limited to 1500 words. 
The papers should discuss: Organization 
for Management; Methods for Obtaining 
Funds and Disbursement of same; Annual 
care and Perpetual care, etc., etc. 
The papers will be submitted to a com- 
mittee of competent cemetery officials. 
Papers should be marked with a symbol 
in place of signature, and under separate 
Cover, the identification of same should 
be sent to be used when awards are made. 
R. J. HAIGHT^ Publisher, 
334 Dwrtiornst., Chicago. 
Mr. Simonds has called our attention 
to a mistake which we made in our No- 
vember number in ascribing to him a 
paragraph which appeared in a report of 
the Board of Commissioners concerning a 
system of parks for Essex Co., New Jersey. 
Mr. Simonds made use of this paragraph 
in one of his reports, but gave proper 
credit which we overlooked. 
RECEIVED. 
From Mr. Geo. Van Atta, Supt., Cedar 
Hill Cemetery, Newark, O., a fine photo- 
graph of fountain in winter. 
From Chas. Horton, president, Arti- 
cles of Association, by-laws and rules and 
regulations for the government of Wood- 
lawn Cemetery, Winona, Minn. 
Earnshaw & Punshon, Landscape En- 
gineers, Cincinnati, O.; Report on a 
System of Public Parks of the city of Ind. 
lanapolis, Ind. 
Annnal leport of the Directors of the 
Lafayette Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa., 
for 1895. 
Report of the Board of Park Commis- 
sioners of the city of Toledo, 1895. The 
report might well serve as a pattern for 
such pamphlets. It is comprehensive and 
beautifully illustrated with half tone cuts 
and maps, some 27 full page illustrations 
and several maps helping to compose its 
100 pages. The wise expenditure of 
money in the production of park literature 
helps more than can be estimated to fa- 
miliarize the people with various beau- 
ties of the parks as well as with their ne- 
cessities. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Evergreen Nurseries, Evergreen, Wis. 
National Plant Co., Dayton, O. Storrs 
& Harrison Co., Painesville, O. A Blanc 
& Co., Philadelphia, Pa. John A. Salzer 
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. Pitcher & 
Manda, Short Hills, N. J. Calendar for 
1896 from the Andorra Nurseries, Chest 
nut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Dreer’s Gar- 
den Calendar, 1896, Henry A. Dreer, 
Philadelphia, Pa. Wholesale price list. 
Old Colony Nurseries, B. M. Watson, 
Plymouth, Mass. 
Water is the greatest necessity in a 
park or cemetery. It is not a difficult 
matter to find the supply, but to convey 
it where required becomes a question of 
much importance. Dependence has here- 
tofore been placed on the windmill, but 
you cannot always have the wind. There 
is a pumping engine specially designed for 
pumping water that is taking the place of 
the windmill. It is so simple in construct- 
ion that a child can manage it. It is ab- 
solutely safe, requires no steam and has 
no valves. All that is necessary is to start 
a fire. The hot air from the fire starts 
the engine and keeps it going, and with 
proper piping water can be sent anywhere 
— to the house, barn, garden, etc. If any 
of our readers want to know about this en- 
gine they should write for free catalogue 
to the manufacturers of the De Lamater 
Rider and De Lamater Ericsson Hot Air 
Pumpin.g Engines. Address De Lamater 
Iron Works, 467 West Broadway. New 
York, N. Y. 
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1 Seeds, Plants&Bulbs \ 
s arc everywhere known as the Best. 'NVljy risk 5 
s poor ones when the best cost no more. Send 5 
2 postage stamp for Dreer’s Garden Calendar • 
n I'or 1896— richly illustrated ; two colored plates 5 
z on cover, of popular flowers. It describes every- : 
5 thing New and Old, of Merit. 5 
I HENRY A. DREER. = 
z '714 Clief^tiiiit St., Philadelphia. 5 
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FjENCIlVG 
hogs, poul,try, 
S g - and all fence piirpoaeg. 
Standard 
Fencing 
ofU.S. 
Thousiinds of Miles in Use. 
Always gives satisfaction. Sold by dealers. Freight 
paid. Take no other. Catalogue free. 
McUULLEN WOY£.N >V1KE FE.NCE CO., CUlCAtiO, ILL. 
We have added Aquatics to our line of specialties and carry a full line of stock 
suitable for all purposes. Victoria regia (new type unsurpassed) Nymphaeas, hardy and 
tender, all colors, Nelumbiums (Egyptian Lotus) in variety, hardy ornamental grasses. 
Bamboos, perennials and sub-aquatic plants. This department is under the manage- 
ment of the well known specialist, William Tricker who has merged his stock into 
ours. Dreer’s Garden Calender for 1896 mailed for a stamp describes everything in 
Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, 
714 CH ESTNUT ST,, HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia. 
Standard Flower Pots. 
Where Flower Pots are to be had in constant use and never sold as is the case in all 
Cemeteries the best that can be procured are the cheapest. For many years past, A 
H. HEWS & CO., of North Cambridge, Mass., have furnished all the leading Cemeteries 
of Massachusetts, and by permission would refer to' Mr. John G. Barker. Supt of 
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Mass., or Mr. Henry Ross, Supt., Newton, Mass., Cem- 
etery. Illustrated catalogue sent free on application. 
