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VoL. VI, CHICAGO, AUGUST, 1896. No 6 
CONTENTS. 
EDITORIAL 305 
THE FROST PICTURES OF THE ALPS 306 
*E.\LARGEMENT OF LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO 3o7 
*A VISIT TO WOODLAWN CEMETERY, NEW YORK. 3o8 
THE CONVENTION OF CEMETERY SUPT'S, ST. LOUIS 309 
■•UNVEILING GARFIELD MEMORIAL, PHILADELPHIA 310 
■•OSBORNE. THE MARINE RESIDENCE OF QUEEN. 
VICTORIA 311 
FLOWERS AT THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 
ST. LOUIS 312 
TURKISH CEMETERIES 3r3 
■•GARDEN PLANTS, THEIR GEOGRAPHY, X 3i4 
*A TRANSFORMATION SCENE 315 
*THE MILWAUKEE, WIS., PARK SYSTEM 316 
LEGAL 31S 
PARK NOTES 3ig 
CEMETERY NOTES 320 
CORRESPONDENCE 821 
PUBLISHERS DEPARTMENT 322 
■•Illustrated. 
HE approaching tenth annual convention of 
the Association of American Cemetery Sup- 
erintendents, which is to be held in St. 
Louis, September 15, 16, 17, promises to be of 
more than usual interest, and should bring together 
a large number of its membership, and many new 
members from western cemeteries. There can be 
no question as to the amount of good that has been 
rendered to cemetery interests over the country by 
the association; it can be observed wherever a mem- 
ber has charge of a cemetery and its influence has 
gone out far and wide. It follows then that a great- 
er interest should be taken in its work by cemetery 
associations. To a limited extent this is done, and 
several superintendents attend the convention at 
the expense of their corporations. But the practice 
should be general and enough such business good 
sense should be displayed as to promote in every 
possible way the acquirement of experience and 
knowledge by so important an official as the super- 
intendent, and no better way could be pointed out 
than the annual interchange of practical ideas such 
as are brought out at these conventions. A num- 
ber of interesting papers are promised, but beyond 
this, St. Louis has one of the finest botanical gar- 
dens in the world, with special advantages for dis- 
seminating its experience, under the provisions of 
the late Mr. Shaw, its munificent donor, and the 
annual gathering in connection -with this institution 
also provided for by the will of Mr. Shaw, has been 
arranged to take place during the time the Superin- 
tendents are in session. Taken in conjunction, it may 
beexpected that a most entertaining and instructive 
time will be passed fraught with untold good to its 
participants. 
T he modern idea of cemetery practice, involv- 
ing as it does the consistent regulation of 
all details to the end that a burial park may 
be secured rather than a burying ground, makes the 
supervision of all matters affecting the care and ap- 
pearance of the grounds, by the proper officials of 
the association, absolutely necessary. This applies 
with equal importance both to the lot and the memor- 
ials proposed to be erected thereon. And the wis- 
dom of such comparative arbitrariness is easily ap- 
parent. One has only to visit our cemeteries gen- 
erally to see what has been the eftect of past meth- 
ods, and to become satisfied that the only way to 
procure satisfactory results in view of advancing 
civilization, is to enforce such rules and regulations 
as will tend to secure the desired end. Much more 
attention is now being paid to the subject of monu- 
ments and their foundations, and cemetery officials 
are very wisely giving more care to this important 
feature of our cemeteries, strict rules having gener- 
ally been established, looking to the prevention of 
duplicates, appropriateness of design, proportion 
and proper foundations. For some time past more 
stringent rules have been in force calling upon lot 
owners to submit all designs for monuments to a 
properly designated official, such designs to be ap- 
proved before work is commenced upon them. 
This is now a rule so generally understood that it is 
strange to hear of a case where an important monu- 
