PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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2 . A 1,11 TI,K I,A\VN WITH MASSED BORDERS. 
Inrst tree in background at the right (facing the page) is a worthless apple sprout left to fill up until a fine 3-oung fiovvenng 
crab is sufficiently grown to permit cutting out the apple: next tree in the background (showing light in the illustration) is a 
sumnier pear in the fruit garden beyond the ornamental t order; next prc mii ent tree is an old peach, of excellent var'ety and 
bearing record, which occupies the middle of this e iew and shows dark in the picture; on either side of the stem of the pefech 
glimpses of the fruit and vegetable garden are seen, the poultre^ netting su; port fcr a long double row of sweet peas alfo ; hows 
slighily; to the left of the peach a large and old snowball (Vibuinum sieiilisi shows in a lather confused mass with large 
trees that stand far beyond it, most of them being oulsice of the grounds; then comes shrubs and vines and plants too mixed 
up in the ph^ t 'graph to be defined; next to the left, near the house, vines on a tall stump: Clematis Jackmanni, C. paniculata 
and Akebia (juinata, sometimes supplemented by climbing Nasturtiums or Dolichos lab-lab (Hyacinth bean) because there ate 
really two tree tiunks with a space of about four feet between them to be filled and draped; next plant prominent in the illuslra- 
tion is the feathery-looking Eulalia gracillima univitatta; and laAly', at the point of the border nearest the house: a clump of 
French cannas, variety Souv. d’Antoine Crozy. Turning bfck from this point and loc king ale ng the lower plants visible near 
the front of the border, there are a number of such low-growing roses as Agrippina, Heime sa and Clothilde Soupert and a group 
of double and single Japatiese Anemones; back of these are some Hybrid Remontant roses, a Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora 
and a big plant of Burbank’s orchid canna. In front of all of these plants of medium height ere Hypericum Moserianum, and 
such tender bedding plants as rose, white and ciimson eyed Vincas, the new ageratum, Stella Gurney, and climbing nas- 
turtiums among tlie vines. Beyond the large Canna there is a spreading bush of the hardy June rose (Madame Plantier) 
white, and around it several plants of Salvia splendens that grew to almost shrub-like size and proportions and made a gorgeous 
fall disyrlay. Across the opening into the fruit garden, to the right of the peach tree, stands a large si rub of Spiuca \'an 
Houtteii; in front of it and a little to the right an immense plant of Cyperus alternifolius shows quite distinctly, and al< ng 
the front of this side of the border a rather decejtively even and re gular looking line ef dwarf nastuitiums finisl es the beidtr 
against the grass, leaving a crowd of pretty thing.«, out of bloom at the hme, in an indistinguishal le mass beyond, although 
a few blades from a large and effective clump of Eulalia Japonica variegala peep into the edge of the picture. 
peeping in at his windows. The fact that some 
one else cultivates and prunes, waters and trains 
such vines, does nat detract from satisfaction in 
their sweetness and their beauty. If, in addition, 
the owner of such floral wealth is fairly generous 
with cut flowers, objections to this flowery armor 
are not likely to be made. 
Almost any community furnishes similar ex- 
amples of the sweetness and light afforded by 
growing plants, and all such should be made to 
yield fruit in the shape of lantern slides for use in 
bringing home a full realization of the good results 
of Improvement association work. 
NOTES. 
The Old York Historical and Improvement 
Society of York, N. H., has voted to give $ 100 . Oo 
towards a proposed drinking fountain for the vil- 
lage and has appropriated the same amount for 
beautifying the village streets by planting trees, 
shrubs and vines. 
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The ladies of the Park Improvement Associa- 
tion of La Salle, 111., are meeting with some diffi- 
culty in interesting the women of that city in their 
work. Their society was formed for the e.xpress 
purpose of making a city park. The ground has 
been secured, some drinking fountains have been 
donated, the city is doing a certain part of the pre- 
liminary work and the ladies intend to step in and 
add the necessary beauty when the right time 
comes. There seems, however, to be no general 
plan or design for the work, which would appear to 
be a great mistake. 
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One or two features of the practices followed 
by the South Deerfield (Mass.j Improvement so- 
ciety, as given by its president, Mr. George VV. 
