PARK AND CEMETERY, 
III 
Books, Reports, Etc., Received. 
The Picturesque Parks of Hartford, 
with Sketch of the Smaller Pleasure 
Grounds of the City. The principal 
points of interest, thei-r beautiful scene- 
ry, history and development. Pub- 
lished by the American Book Ex- 
change, Hartford, Conn. 
This book of 128 pages in pamphlet 
form gives a very interesting account of 
the parks of Hartford, their present con- 
dition, establishment and development, 
as well as that of many points of interest 
of the beautiful city. It is illustrated on 
every page in half tones and forms a 
beautiful souvenir. 
A Summer’s Work Abroad in School 
Grounds, Home Grounds, Play 
Grounds, Parks and Forests, comprises 
Bulletin No, 62 of the Department of 
Agriculture, Pennsylvania. 
It is the record of observations of Miss 
Mira Lloyd Dock, of Harrisburg, Pa., 
who was delegated by the State Federa- 
tion of Pennsylvania Women and the 
Parks association of Philadelphia to rep- 
resent them at the International Congress 
of Women held in Loudon in 1899. is 
a valuable contribution to the literature 
pertaining to out-door art and improve- 
ment generally, and covers a very inter- 
esting itinerary with the various matters 
of interest encountered and examined en- 
route. Miss Dock is well-known through- 
out the country as a public speaker and 
lecturer on the natural sciences, particu- 
larly as they apply to the present move- 
ment in relation to .school grounds, home 
grounds, forests, parks, and improvement 
associations. The bulletin is well illus- 
trated and contains some invaluable sug- 
gestive material for immediate applica- 
tion. 
Photographing Feowers and Trees. 
The subject matter of the April issue of 
The Photo-Miniature, a monthly maga- 
zine of photographic information pub- 
lished by Tennant & Ward, New York 
City, was the photographing of Flowers 
and Trees. This particular branch of 
photographic application is an attrac- 
tive one though generally disappointing 
in its results to the average amateur, 
the reason for which is plainly sug- 
gested by the exquisite half tones given 
in connection with the text. It re- 
quires special study, some ingenuity 
in adapting means to an end, plenty of 
patience and intelligent application. 
The subject is admirably covered in the 
magazine. The little book was pre- 
pared by Mr. J. Horace McFarland of 
Harrisburg, Pa., well known in con- 
nection with florists illustrative matter, 
and the reader or photographic student 
will be more than repaid the 25 cents it 
costs to obtain it. 
“Restland,” Mendota City cemetery, 
Mendota, 111 . Rules, regulations and 
by-laws adopted July I, 1899. Illustrated. 
A perusal of the pamphlet leads to the 
conclusion that th^e rules and regula- 
tions are well adapted to a small place 
and are to be commended. 
Department of Agriculture, Common- 
wealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. 
Bulletins: 62. A Summer’s Work Abroad. 
By Mira Lloyd Dock. 63. A Course in 
Nature Study for use in the Public 
Schools. By Louise Miller. 64. Nature 
Study Reference Library for use in Pub- 
lic Schools. Arranged by Mira Lloyd 
Dock. 65. Farmer’s Library List. Com- 
pilecf by Mira Lloyd Dock. 
Transactions of the Illinois State Horti- 
cultural Society for the year 1899. In- 
cluding the proceedings of the 44th an- 
nual meeting and of the district of other 
societies. New series, Vol. XXXHI. L. 
R. Bryant, Secretary, Princeton, 111 . Be- 
sides a valuable fund of matter on fruit 
and orchard work, with report from the 
many experiment stations of the state, 
there are several papers and discussions 
on the improvement of home grounds, es- 
pecially in relation to the farm. This is 
a subject of growing importance and 
bears a close relation to the success of the 
enterprise which centers about the home. 
It is therefore a subject that should be 
given more attention by our State Horti- 
cultural societies. 
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Bulletin No. 62. An account of the ori- 
gin and development of the station. No. 
63. Feeding Stuff Inspection. — Program 
of I'amiers’ Institute. 
Description and Views, Rules and 
Regulations, etc., of Graceland cemetery. 
Angora, Philadelphia. This is a new 
cemetery of some 90 acres, lying just 
adjoining the city line of Philadelphia. 
It is developed and conducted on the 
modern lawn plan, and is under the 
charge of Mr. John G. Barker, superin- 
tendent. 
P'irst annual report of the Nebraska 
Park and Forest association. Meeting 
held in Lincoln, Nebraska, January 10, 
1900. 
First annual report of the Superintend- 
ent of Commons, of the city of Lowell, 
Mass., for the year ending Dec. 31, 1899. 
Beautifully illustrated and giving a con- 
densed description of all the parks of 
Lowell. 
The Tulip Craze, 
About the middle of the seventeenth 
century the tulip became known in Ger- 
many, and a scientist named Gessner 
gives the first description of this flower. 
F.rst only the j’ellow variety was known, 
and then other colors were produced by 
crossing. The Dutch, particularly the 
citizens of Haarlem, produced the most 
wonderful varieties of this flower and 
obtained enormous prices for them. 
It 1634 the trade in tulips assumed a 
peculiar turn. It degenerated into a sort 
of a game of chance, so that in 1673 the 
authorities felt called upon to interfere 
and to issue edicts against extravagance 
in tulips, as they formerly had against 
trains and lances. This interference 
would seem to be justified if one reads 
that in 1606 a single flower of this sort, 
called the \'iceori, was paid for with two 
cargo's of wheat, four cargoes of r}?e, 
four fat oxen, eight fat hogs, 12 fat 
sheep, two casks of wine, four barrels of 
beer, two tons of butter, 1,000 pounds of 
cheese, a complete bed, a suit of clothes 
and a silver tankard. 
Another bulb, the Semper Augustus, 
was paid for with 4,600 gold guilders and 
a coach with a double team of horses. 
In Haarlem the tulip craze reached its 
height in the decade from 1630 to 1640, 
when a price of 12,000 gold guilders 
( about 19,000 American inone^- ) is re- 
corded for a single bulb. 
The American Undertaker 
A Monfcly Magazine of Interest 
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IRON GRAVE AND LOT MARKERS.^ appuIdVor 
The annexed picture represents a new idea of a 
Grave or Burial Lot Marker, which we are introducing 
to the Superintendents of the Cemeteries throughout the 
country, to be used by them for recording the graves or 
burial lots under their charge. 
This Marker is made of cast iron, nicely galvanized 
to prevent rusting. The shank is 17 inches long, 
the top 6J2 inches long and inches wide. 
Each Marker bears a number and can have a 
different number upon it, or as many can be 
made having the same number as there are tiers 
or sections in your cemetery. This Marker is 
driven into the ground, having its top flush, to 
allow a lawn mower to cut the grass completely. 
Our new Marker is very easily put into the 
ground and is easily found. The barb on the 
end of the shank prevents the frost from push- 
ing the Marker up. This is a great improvement 
over the old fashioned stone, slate or wooden post marker, 
which are more generally used, and which, by sticking up out 
of the ground, detract greatly from the beauty of your ceme- 
tery. We believe you will find this cheaper and better adapted 
for cemeterj’ use than any now in the market. Should you be 
interested in this, we should be glad to quote you prices for a 
(juantity. SARGENT & CO., New Haven, Conn. 
New Haven, Conn., August 2, 1900. 
MK.S.SR.S. Sargent & Co., New Haven, Conn. 
Gentlemen; — We have recently a ‘opted this Grave or Burial Lot Marker in our 
cemetery and find them to be a very great improvement over anything we have seen. 
t)iir method of putting them into the ground is by making a bole twenty inches dee]5 
with a i '4 inch pipe, then the marker is very easily put into its position. We verv 
gladlv recommend its use in all cemeteries as an aid for recording and marking 
burial lots. We have been investigating grave markers for over three years and find 
this one the most practical and best to be had. Very truly yours, 
(Signed) Edward C. Beecher, Supt. New Haven City Burial Grounds. 
