PARK AND CEMETERY 
YII 
The Iowa Park and Forestry Associ- 
ation held its third annual meeting at 
Des Moines, December 7th and 8th, and 
presented a program of unusual interest, 
embracing many subjects pertinent to 
outdoor art. Among the papers read 
were the following: Hardy Herbaceous 
Perennials, by Wesley Greene; Orna- 
mental Hedges, by E. E. Little; Street 
Trees, Prof. A. T. Erwin; Railroad 
Planting of Parks, J. Sexton ; Our Iowa 
Birds, by Hon. John Bailey; Tree Plant- 
ing, Why It Fails, by Thos. H. Doug- 
las ; The Architect and Landscape Art- 
ist, by O. H. Carpenter ; Native Shrubs 
of Iowa, Prof. B. Shimek; Parks for 
Small Cities and Villages, by Frank H. 
Nutter; The Park Problem in Western 
Cities, by Mr. Vandeveer. 
Mr. John W. Keller, superintendent 
of Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, 
N. Y., was recently bereaved by the 
loss of his five-year-old daughter, Mil- 
dred, who died suddenly of diphtheria 
November 11. 
The American Park and Outdoor Art 
Association has just issued Vol. VII, 
Part II, of its publications, containing 
the reports of standing committees made 
at the Buffalo meeting. It contains a 
number of striking pictures showing 
examples of the billboard nuisance, and 
several other interesting illustrations. 
The magnificently illustrated annual 
Christmas double number of Country 
Life in America presents some of the 
most fascinating pictures of outdoor life 
that can be found. Some of the special 
articles that will be of interest to our 
readers are: Winter Flowers, by J. N. 
Gerard ; Christmas Greens and Flowers, 
by Thomas McAdam; The Home of a 
Naturalist, being a description of Ernest 
Thompson Seton’s home in Connecticut, 
and many other richly illustrated arti- 
cles showing winter out-of-doors ; price 
50c, $3.00 a year ; Doubleday, Page & 
Co., New York. 
Trade Literature Received. 
Mount Olivet, an illustrated descrip- 
tive book of Mount Olivet Cemetery, 
Colma, near San Francisco, Cal. Mount 
Olivet is a new cemetery of over 200 
acres, laid out on the 'lawn plan, and 
occupying a desirable site on an ele- 
vated plateau in the San Bruno Hills. 
M. Jensen, formerly of Oberlin, O., is 
the superintendent. 
Geo. L. Munroe, Oswego, N. Y., sends 
a circular letter and a folder descrip- 
tive of his Canada unleached hardwood 
ashes. 
Illustrated Order Sheet for Michell’s 
Flow r er Seeds and circular describing 
bargain in Christmas Decorations. Hen- 
ry F. Michell, 1018 Market St., Phila- 
delphia. 
“HITCHINGS" 
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GREENHOUSES, 
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GREENHOUSES, 
CONSERVATORIES, 
Etc., Designed and 
Erected Complete. 
Send four cents postage for 
Catalogue. 
HITCHINGS & CO. 
Horticultural Architects 
and Builders. 
ESTABLISHED 1644. 
233 Mercer St., New York. 
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CEMETERY RECORDS 
For Town, Village and Country Cemeteries. 
INDEXES, INTERMENT RECORDS, LOT BOOKS 
The Combination Index, Interment Record and Lot Diagram Book 
Contains pages for indexing Record of interments and Lot Diagrams. The Record of 
Interments is ruled for entering number of interment, name of deceased, place of birth, 
late residence, age, sex, social state, date of death, cause of death, date of interment, 
place of interment, section and lot, grave fee, name of undertaker, name of nearest 
relative or f rieud, remarks. 
The Lot Diagram pages provide for keeping a record of all lot owners and simpli- 
fies the important matter of accurately locating the position of graves. Substantially 
bound, with name of cemetery on front cover in gilt letters. Size of book9K*12 inches. 
Price, Style “A,” 126 pages, 920 interments, 240 Lots #5.00 
Price, Style “B,” 201 pages, 1,725 interments, 400 Lots 7.50 
The “Simplex” Record of Interments. 
Designed Expressly for Small Country Cemeteries. 
The pages are 9 x 12 inches with rulings and printed headings for recording the 
consecutive number of interment, name of deceased, date of death, date of interment, 
age, place of interment, location of grave, grave fee and cause of death. 
“Simplex,” 50 pages 9 x 12, for 1,150 names #1.60 
“Simplex,” 100 pages 9 x 12, for 2 300 names - 2.50 
The “Hatype” Index Books. 
A single letter Index; one initial letter appearing in the margin of each page. 
The rulings and printed headings provide for name and address of lot owners and cor- 
responding pages in Interment records and Lot Book. Suitable for small cemeteries 
where a separate book is preferred to having the ordinary index bound in the Record 
of interments or Lot Book. 
2,000 names #1.25 
4,100 names 2.00 
R. J. HAIGHT, PublisHer, 
324 Dearborn St., Chicago. 
Landscape Gardening 
By F. A. WAUGH 
An admirable treatise on the general principles governing 
outdoor art, with many suggestions for their application to 
the commoner problems of gardening. Illustrated, 12mo. 
Cloth; price, $0.50. Sent postpaid by 
R. J. HAIGHT, 
324 Dearborn S., Chicago. 
