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PARK AND CEMETERY 
Asioo’atioo of American Cemetery 
Superintendents. 
G. W. CREESY, '‘Harmony Grove,” 
Salem, Mass., President. 
AkTHURW. HOBART, “Lakewood,'' 
.Minneapolis, Minn., Vice-President. 
F. EURICH, Woodlawn, Toledo, O., 
Secretary and Treasurer. 
Publisher’s Department. 
Park Commissioners and Cemetery 
trustees are requested to send us copies oi 
their reports. 
Photographs and descriptive sketches of 
interesting features in parks and cemeter- 
ies are solicited from our readers. 
Obituary. 
Mr. Meredith Cooper, Superintendent of 
Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, 111 .^ 
died September 9, from disease of liver 
and stomach, after an illness of about four 
weeks. He was a member of the Associa- 
tion of American Cemetery Superinten- 
dents and was looking forward with much 
interest to taking part in the St. Louis 
convention. Mr. Cooper was a man held 
in high esteem by his fellow citizens; a 
genial and cheerful disposition endeared 
him to many, and his funeral attested the 
position he had held in the community. 
For over ten years he had been superin- 
tendent of Oak Ridge, the cemetery 
wherein rest the remains of Abraham Lin- 
coln, and he had earned and retained to 
the fullest extent the respect and confi- 
dence of its officials. He took a lively 
interest in cemetery development and in 
interesting others in the cause. His death 
has caused deep regret in the cemetery 
board. It is probable that the trustees 
will appoint Mr. John Gaupp, ass’t. super- 
intendent, to succeed the deceased. 
Mr. John G. Barker, who has been tak- 
ing a rest at Meriden, Conn., has written 
a letter to the local press in regard to the 
condition of its cemeteries with many 
suggestions specially relating to Walnut 
Grove, in which cemetery many of Mr_ 
Barker’s relatives are buried. From the 
tenor of the communication it would ap- 
pear that this cemetery, although beauti- 
fully situated, is lacking in most of the re- 
quirements of the modern cemetery, and 
as might be expected Mr. Barker’s sug- 
gestions, if acted upon as they should be, 
-would make the cemetery more of a credit 
to the community and a place of increas' 
ing interest as its beauties developed. 
The invitations from Henry A. Dreer, 
Inc., to join the Gardeners’ and Florists' 
excursion to Dreer’s Nursery, Riverton, 
N. J., on Monday, Aug. 31, met with a 
hearty response, some tSoo persons mak- 
ing the trip. The new block of houses 
now in course of construction attracted 
much attention, they will cover one acre 
and will duplicate the block built last year. 
This house is intended for palms. The 
aquatics also formed a special attraction. 
After going the rounds of this large estab- 
lishment, refreshments were served, photo- 
graph of the immense group taken, con- 
gratulatory speeches exchanged and the 
return trip made to Philadelphia. The 
firm of Henry A. Dreer started in a small 
way 40 years ago, and has steadily grown 
to the present extensive establishment. 
“The Landscape Gardener in the 
Country” is the title of a paper contribut- 
ed by Mr. F. H. Nutter, Landscape 
Architect, Minneapolis, Minn., to the 
September issue of the Minnesota Horti- 
culturist. It is in line with the progres- 
sive thought on civilized landscape work, 
and deals also some heavy blows against 
the rectangular system of surveys, which 
while admirable from a utilitarian stand- 
point, has been the greatest detriment to 
the preservation of natural beauty on the 
sites of our cities and towns. The article 
contains many suggestions of value. 
Received. 
First Annual Report of the Board of 
Trustees of Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, 
N. H., for the year ending December 31, 
1895 - 
Third Annual Report of the Board of 
Park Commissioners of the City of Cleve- 
land, 1895. Beautifully illustiated. 
City of Malden, Mass. Report of the 
Park Commissioners, for the year ending 
December 31, 1895. 
Second Annual Report of the Board of 
Park Commissioners of the City of Des 
Moines, la., 1895. Illustrated. 
Fifth Annual Report of the Board of 
Park Commissioners of the City of St. 
Paul, for the year ending March i, A. D., 
1896. Illustrated with maps and half-tones. 
Board of Administration. Annual re- 
ports, Park Department, Cincinnati, O. 
For the years 1894 and 1895. Illustrated 
with half-tones. 
Annual report of the Parks-Commis- 
sion of the City of Worcester for the year 
ending November 30, 1895. Illustrated 
with half-tones. 
City of Walden, Mass. Report of the 
Park Commissioners for the year ending 
December 31, 1895. 
First Annual Report of the Cemetery 
Board, New Bedford, Mass., for the year 
1895, 
Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the De- 
partment of Parks of the City of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., and the first of the County of 
Kings for the year 1895. A beautifully 
illustrated book of 167 pages. 
CATALOGUES. 
Catalogue No. i. Fruitland Nursery, 
Augusta, Ga. P. J. Berckmans, proprie- 
tor. Descriptions, illustrations and prices 
of a large assortment of Fruit and Orna. 
mental Trees, Roses, Shrubs and Plants. 
G. D. Shimer, Bangor, Pa., manufact- 
urer of slate vaults and catacomb shelves, 
draws attention to the commendable ad- 
vantages of Slate Grave Vaults, especial- 
ly the grooved and bolted vault, a cut of 
which appears in his advertisement in an- 
other column. These are made entirely 
of slate in six pieces, grooved together so 
firmly that they are self-sustaining and 
are rendered perfectly watertight by us- 
ing cement in the grooves. This vault is 
used instead of a walled grave, and rend- 
ers wooden cases unnecessary, as all who 
know of the strength and durability of 
slate will appreciate. Mr. Shimer does a 
large trade in catacomb work, and being 
close to a fine quality of slate with ample 
facilities for manufacturing, he is able to 
produce the best of work at minimum cost. 
The De Kalb Fence Co., De Kalb, 111 ., 
are not complaining very much on ac- 
count of hard times. The sale of its pro- 
duct for the season just passed has been 
the greatest in its history, and an increase 
in capacity has been imperatively demand- 
ed. This is carried out in a new building 
70 feet by 315 feet. This company makes 
it a point of being very particular in the 
selection of material and the manufacture 
of its goods, so as to secure durability and 
the satisfaction of customers. Besides its 
immense volume of smooth wire fencing, 
it manufactures a complete line of fencing 
and readers wanting a neat, durable, yard, 
lawn or cemetery fence, with or without 
steel gates, steel posts and rail, should 
write the company for their catalogue and 
it will be mailed free. 
Every year improves the demand for 
bulbs and early spring flowering plants 
Nothing can be more beautiful nor indeed 
offer greater attractions in the cold and 
chilly spring months than the gorgeous 
displays of flowers which the flowering 
bulbs afford us. They fill a gap between 
the melting snow and warmer time to fol- 
low, and give our parks and cemeteries 
an air of cheerfulness when all else is 
dreary. It would surprise most people to 
know how great the trade of importing 
bulbs, chiefly from Holland, has become. 
One ofthe well known importers and grow- 
er’s agents is C. H. Joosten. 193 Green- 
wich street. New York, who imports large 
quantities of bulbs and other plants suit- 
able for parks and cemeteries. He will 
gladly make estimates for complete assort- 
ments. and give reliable information to 
correspondents. 
