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an island. Aquatic birds add life to the water, and 
are seen to advantage from boats, which are more 
used as their benefits are appreciated. 
“Comparatively few people know that the work 
of the landscape architect is carried out in a 
thoroughly business-like way, and on the same gen- 
eral lines as architectural and engineering designs. 
“A topographical survey of the ground is first 
made, and from that a plan is drawn, showing the 
location of the proposed drives and walks, with the 
buildings. The changes in the surface are shown 
by figures. Next a planting map is prepared, indi- 
cating the position of all trees and shrubs to be 
planted, and giving a list of their names. The de- 
tail drawings for special features, such as arbors, 
summerhouses, etc., follow. 
“Great advance has been made in the cultivation 
of shrubs for ornamental planting; the number of 
hardy varieties is steadily increasing, and the inter- 
est taken in them is growing. Large masses of the 
same variety are now used to heighten the effect at 
certain points; the choice specimen is given promi- 
nence, more room is allowed for free growth, the 
pruning is done rvith more care, and the whole ef- 
fect is one of great richness in materials and 
growth. 
“Plantations of shrubs are used to bring build- 
ings into closer relation to the surroundings, they 
help to connect the lawn with the larger growing 
trees and rocks; on the margin of pool, lake, or 
stream they are especially beautiful, as the effect is 
often doubled by the reflection in the water. 
“Trees, both for shade and to add 
beauty to the landscape, are of the 
greatest importance. They represent 
years of growth, and live even in our 
city streets; rhey are the crown on the 
hill, the companion of road walk, and 
building, and the clothing of the hill- 
side and hollow. They are of great 
variety, the pines and hemlocks, with 
their deep green needles, affording a 
noble contrast to the light green leaves 
of the birch and poplar. 
“Brooks, waterfalls, ponds, lakes, 
rivers, and the shore of the sea, 
appeal to man in their different ways 
of adding beauty to the scene he 
looks at; and, when nature has 
failed in supplying the first four of 
these, he can often add the lacking 
elements. 
“Let us hope that the demand for 
parks, gardens, and the preservation of 
natural features of beauty will grow, 
and that the supplying of these- wants 
will be entrusted to men especially interested in the 
throughly artistic development of all the various 
opportunities in a business-like and sensible way; 
thus the best results will be obtained from the ex- 
penditure, and stupid mistakes will be avoided.” 
The Booth riemorial, Woodlawn Cemetery, 
New York. 
Woodlawn Cemetery, of New York, has recent- 
ly placed on the wall of the principal room in its 
office building at the entrance of the cemetery 
grounds a handsome Memorial Tablet in bronze to 
William A. Booth, late president of the cemetery 
corporation, executed by the Gorham Manufactur- 
ing Company, and illustrated herewith. William A. 
Booth became president of Woodlawn Cemetery, 
New York, upon its organization December 29th 
1863, and continued in that office until his death 
which occurred after he had reached the ripe age of 
90 years, on December 28th 1895, almost exactly 
32 years. 
He was always deeply devoted to the interests 
of the cemetery, he rendered valuable service at its 
organization and during the years of its advance- 
ment, retaining to the last, not withstanding his ad- 
vanced years, the same keen interests in the details 
of its management that had characterized his 
labors for the Cemetery in its earlier history 
and to him more than to any other man is 
due the remarkable success of the enterprise, 
and care with which all the details of its manage- 
ment and grounds have been maintained. 
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