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legal status given to consecrated ground as such as 
in England. Nor are there the same inherent 
rights in rectors, vicars or wardens of churches, 
liut a careful search should be made in this legis- 
lation for the governing principles and these prin- 
ciples will be found to be applicable to cases on 
this side of the water. For example the principle 
of consecration will answer very well to that senti- 
ment, often a religious sentiment, which leads us 
to regard the burial place of our dead as entitled 
to be undisturbed. In the case of the conversion 
of the London burial grounds care has to betaken 
to preserve the stored soil from aught that might 
be construed as desecration or a profane use. 1 l:e 
playing of games is prohibited excepting with tl e 
permission of those highest in authority. The 
improvements were confined to laying out paths, 
erecting seats, levelling the ground and setting c ut 
plants and flowers — and who could grudge this to 
a burial place? No gravestones are ever des- 
troyed. Only when they stand too thick to permit 
the laying out of the ground, are they removed. 
And when so removed they are placed at the side 
of the enclosure, numbered and scheduled. All in 
which any living person can claim any interest are 
left untouched. 
♦ * * 
The Burials Acts were not without a wholesome 
effect upon the newer suburban cemeteries which 
quickly succeeded to the old churchyards when ti e 
latter were closed against new comers. This was 
seen especially in the introduction of tasteful and 
elegant designs for the memorials of the dead 
erected therein. Altogether this later chapter i f 
the history of the London burial places is as 
pleasant as the earlier chapters were revolting, and 
is quite worthy of the attention of a number of 
American cities which we might name, where the 
condition of ancient burial grounds approaches 
very nearly that to which Walker called attention 
in London many years ago. L. Viajero. 
GARDEN PLANTS— THEIR GEOGRAPHY, LX. 
CHENOPODILAES. 
THE MIRABILIS, AMARANTUS AMD COCCOLOBA 
ALLIANCE. 
Boussvigaultia has 10 species from Mexico and 
tropical America. The “mignonette vine” is most 
familiar and a tuber or two planted with the taller 
Amarantus makes a fine late summer contrast. 
Under a south wall, especially if a heater is in the 
cellar near by, the tubers often endure the winter 
of the middle states. B. Lachaumei is a pink flow- 
ered species from Cuba. 
Ledenbergia is a monotypic dark foliaged 
climber from the head waters of the Amazon and 
also perhaps from Martinique. 
Petiveria alliacea is a low white flowered shrub 
from the warmer parts of America. 
Phytolacca “pokeberry” is esteemed as a spring 
BETA CICI.A VARIEGATA. 
spinach in some parts of the countiy. In some Eu 
ropean gardens it is liked far its showy berries. 
There are ten species scattered over temperate, 
sub-tropical and tropical regions. P. dioica be- 
comes a soft wooded tree in southern California. It 
is Soutli American. 
SAKCOBATl'S VERMICCl A'l VS — “CRJ ASE WOOD.” 
2 feet to 8 feet. Vick' s Alugazi/ie . 
Ercilla spicata is a clinging evergreen climber 
from Peru and Chili. 
Eriogonuni in 120 species are tomentose native 
plants, a few of which have made their way to Eu- 
ropean gardens. 
