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5 SITUATIONS WANTED, ETC. J 
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Advertisements , limited to five lines, will be 
inserted in this column at the rate of so cents each 
insertion, ^ words to a line. Cash must accom- 
panv order. 
Roderick Campbell, for 21 years Land- 
scape Gardener and Superintendent of 
the famous Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, 
N. Y., is open to an engagement as 
Superintendent or laying out of new or 
the improvement of old cemeteries any- 
where in the United States or Canada. 
Address RODERICK Campbell, Utica, 
N. Y. 
Wanted, a man of experience to act in 
the capacity of superintendent in build- 
ing up and developing a modern lawn 
cemetery; married man preferred; good 
lodge house, healthy location, schools 
near by and reasonable salary, equal to 
fboo per annum. Answer H., Lock Box 
12, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Wanted: Competent cemetery super- 
intendent who can invest 1500 and take 
interest in new cemetery enterprise. Ad- 
dress E. W. Werick. Sec’y, 56 Erie County 
Bank Building, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Obituary {Continued). 
son H. Wilson Ross was appointed to 
succeed him. Mr. Ross was a man of 
considerable prominence in many ways,an 
authority in horticulture, and held the re- 
spect and consideration of all with whom 
he came in contact. His funeral was held 
the Sunday following his death, the inter- 
ment taking place m the grounds of the 
cemetery; the chapel and conservatory 
were crowded to overflowing with family 
and friends and relatives, conspicuous 
among whom were members of the board 
of directors under whom he served. The 
pall bearers, cemetery superintendents, 
were: William Stone, Bine Grove Ceme- 
tery, Lynn, J. C. Scorgie, Mt. Auburn, 
Boston, and his assistant Wm. Allen, Chas. 
A. Stiles, Malden, J. H. Morton, Mt. Hope 
Cemetery, Boston. T. F. Mansfield. Mt. 
I’eake, Waltham, J. \VatsonTaylor,Cam- 
b-idge Cemetery, Cambridge, George W. 
Creesy, Harmony Grove, Salem, Mass. 
The trustees and entire cemetery force 
participated in the burial of this much 
respected cemetery official, and it is little 
to say but great in its significance that his 
loss will be keenly felt in the ranks of the 
fellow members of his calling. 
BOOKS. REPORTS. ETC., RECEIVED. 
One of the most elaborate park reports 
ever gotten out is that of the Annual Re- 
port of the commissioners of Lincoln Bark, 
Chicago, which is also a history of the 
park. In point of typographical excellence 
and the beauty and finish of the half tone 
plates, all of which are arranged and dec- 
orated before etching, can hardly be ex- 
celled. It is compiled by Mr. 1 . J. Bryan, 
secretary to the cannmissioners and is a 
cloth covered book, 12 in. by 9 in., con- 
taining some 190 pages, some 55 of which 
are full page plates, besides a greater 
number of smaller illustrations. It makes 
a valuable and artistic souvenir of Lin- 
coln Bark. 
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Following close on the above, as re- 
gards get up and beauty of finish, though 
of smaller size is the thirtieth annual re- 
port of the West Chicago Bark Commis- 
sioners. This is an embossed covered 
pamphlet of 105 pages, having 30 full page 
plates, six of which are colored; and be- 
sides a number of small cuts. As park re- 
ports the above are examples of advanced 
work ill this line. 
Experiment Station Accuracy. 
A correspondence between Brof. Wm. B. 
Brooks, Hatch Experiment Station Am- 
herst, Mass., and Mr. .Andrew H. Ward, 
Boston, touching the relative merits of 
soda and potash. 
The advance proofs of this pamphlet 
disclose a lively tilt on the above question 
between Brof. Brooksand Mr. Andrew H. 
Ward, who is an occasional contributor 
to Bark and Cemetery. Mr. Waid 
unquestionably holds the fort, and the 
discussion emphasiz s the necessity not 
only of accurate information being sup 
plied from the Agricultural Experiment 
Stations, but of caution on the part of the 
faculty when making public statements. 
Landscape Gardening. A treatise on 
the general principles governing out- 
door art; with sundry suggestions for 
their application in the commoner 
problems of gardening. By F. A. 
Waugh, professor of horticulture, uni- 
versity of Vermont and state agricul- 
tural college. Illustiated. i2mo, 
150pp. cloth; Orange Judd company. 
New York. Brice 50 cents. 
In this work the author has devoted him- 
self to the task of making plain the prin- 
ciples involved in landscape gardening, 
and to so discuss them as to make the 
practical work of out-door art more read- 
ily comprehensible to the gardener and 
amateur. The matter is presented in a 
very carefully condensed form, but it 
readily enables the reader to see the rela- 
tion of each fact and principle discussed, 
to appreciate their relative importance, 
and what is a very valuable feature in 
. sucha manner as easily to be remembered. 
It is well and carefully illustrated, and 
the book will be undoubtedly useful to a 
large class of readers. As Brofessor 
Waugh says in his preface: “in all parts 
of the country, we find ninety-nine out of 
every hundred failures are to be traced to 
the evident fact that the gardener did not 
understand the composition as a whole, 
THE SELECT NURSERY 
YORK) Nebraska, has a choice collection of Ever- 
greens, Shrubs and Flowers for Parks and Cemeteries. 
We have the choicest Conifers an 1 Flowers from the Rockies, 
among them probably the best Silver Pungens and Concolor in 
America. C. S. HARRISON. 
Landscape, Garden and Plant 
Photographs. 
The Publisher of Park and Ceme- 
tery announces the following photo- 
graphic competition for 1899. 
List of Premiums. 
No. I. Landscape and Garden Ef- 
fects. A first premium of Five Dol- 
lars and a second of Three Dollars is of- 
fered for the best series of not less than 
four photographs of picturesque land- 
scape and garden effects. These may 
include park or rural scenery, city or 
suburban out door art in gardening. 
No. 2. Trees, Shrubs and Plants 
OF THE Open Air. A first premium 
of Five Dollars and a second of Three 
Dollars is offered for the best series of 
six photographs of trees, shrubs and 
plants. These may include wild trees 
or shrubs, or any plant grown in the 
open air, and may be in single speci- 
mens or groups. All photographs in 
this class should carry descriptions, in- 
cluding approximate dimensions. 
No. 3. Groupings AND Effects. A 
first premium of l ive Dollars and a 
second of 1 hree Dollars is offered for a 
series of six photographs of picturesque 
groupings of plants and shrubs, or sug- 
gestive spots of wild plant life, in wood- 
land, park or home grounds. Rock or 
water gardens may be included in this 
section. 'Bhese photographs should 
also have enough descriptive matter at- 
tached to make it possible of reproduc- 
tion in nature. 
For photographs retained by the pub- 
lisher that are not awarded prizes 
50 cents eaeh will be paid. The com- 
petition will remain open until Septem- 
ber 1st. 
Suggestions. 
Care should be taken to keep back- 
grounds plain to avoid confusion in pic- 
ture. Figures of persons, garden utensils, 
and all objects liable to cause detriment 
to the picture or its object should be care- 
fully kept out. The photographs must be 
mounted singly on cards with white backs 
and must not be less than five inches by 
four inches. 
Instructions. 
The photographs may be of objects in 
the possession of either the sender or 
others; but there must be no question as 
to the right of photographing or using 
them. There is no limit as to number, 
and the publisher shall have the right of 
engraving and publishing any of the 
: chosen photographs. They may be 
printed on any good paper that shows the 
subjects clearly, and that will make good 
half tones. 
The name and address of the sender, 
together with the name and description of 
the objects shown, should be plainly writ- 
ten on the back of each photograph. 
All communications relating to the com- 
petition must be addressed to R. J. 
Haight. 334. Dearborn Street. Chicago, 
and the class for which the photographs 
are intended should be marked on the 
parcel, which must also be labelled 
“Bhotographic Competition.” 
