PARK AND CEMETERY 
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followed by a fall richness of golden-yellow foliage unequalled 
by many. 
Among the Euonymus, although some of the varieties are 
rather small trees than shrubs, are many species that in fruit 
are very showy. 
Some of the varieties of the common American and also 
European burning bush are very fine indeed, but the best of 
the lot, in my estimation, is latifolius, the largest fruited of 
any, then Hamiltonianus and Bungeanus are two very showy 
varieties. Euonymus elatus is pretty well and favorably 
known. There is another class that we meet too seldom, and 
one that is very useful for cemetery and park work. I refer 
to Euonymus radicans and its varieties. These being ever- 
green are all the more showy, although they do not fruit until 
the plants have attained considerable age. The Viburnums, 
though comparatively well known, are not valued enough for 
the beauties of their berries. What can be more showy than 
the rich bunches of the common high bush cranberry, Vibur- 
num opulus, or the equally showy lantana. Then we have denta- 
tum and molle in several forms, with their abundance of blue 
fruit and cassinoides, first green, then yellow, blue or black, 
very pretty in its season. 
Virburnum dilitatum is perhaps the handsomest variety 
with beautiful bunches of bright red berries but an equally 
fine if not better species of recent introduction is Viburnum 
Wrightii, and lastly among the Virburnums let me mention 
three native species which, though very common in some sec- 
tions of the country, are all very fine for their various purposes. 
I refer to Acerifolium, which at the present time has the woods 
ablaze with its gaily tinted foliage and black berries ; lentago, 
the common sheepberry, and prunifolium, the common black 
haw. This last is one of the best shrubs I know, and one of 
the hardest to transplant. 
The varieties of Ilex are not so well known as they ought 
to be. Ilex laevigata is the most showy, followed closely by 
the more common verticillata. Then we have the mountain 
holly, monticola, and that pretty native evergreen with black 
berries, Ilex glabra. 
Two native shrubs that are very useful for border planting 
are Aronia arbutifolia, with red berries, and nigra, with black. 
A taller shrub that forms a good combination with these is 
Photinia villosa, with beautiful red berries. There is an- 
other native shrub which for its free habit of growth and 
abundance of fruit will hold its own against all comers. I re- 
fer to the common barberry. Have you ever seen anything to 
beat it? True, there are many other species with handsome 
fruit — Thunbergii, Hokodata, sinensis — but if you wish a free, 
graceful plant that will make a showing in any kind of a 
location, like the top of a ledge, give me the plant from which 
our childhood shoepeg sauce was made — Berberis vulgaris. 
Among the buckthorns, Rhamnus Cathartica is good, Dahu- 
rica is better, but Frangula is by far the best. Hippophse 
rhamnoides is a handsome shrub covered with yellow fruit 
in fall. It is very useful for seaside planting, being one of our 
best shrubs in such exposed places as marine or wood island 
parks. 
Among the privets Ligustrum ibota and regelianum are the 
best, although the fruit of the common vulgaris is very fine. 
Among the Eleagnus argentea is the most showy in fruit. 
Longipes is a very fine variety and Umbellatus in fall is 
thickly covered with fruit. Among the Cornus are some very 
fine fruiting shrubs. The common sericea is one of the most 
showy, with blue fruit ; sanguinea is very fine with fruit almost 
black. Alba and stolonifera have showy white fruit and bright 
red bark. Circinata is a showy species with large bunches of 
whitish fruit and paniculatus is very fine. Cornus mas has 
pretty red fruit and alternafolia is fine when once established, 
hut is hard to transplant. 
Among the catoneasters are some handsome border plants, 
such as acuminata and its variety Simondsii perhaps the best 
of all. 
Chionanthus virginica is showy in fruit. Callicarpa is fine 
in fruit, though not very hardy. Aralia sessifiora is fine in 
fruit with panicles of black berries and Aralia spinosa is very 
fine when in fruit. Nemopanthus canadensis is a handsome 
fruited native shrub, and Sambucus nigra and racemosa are 
both worthy of a place. The latter when in fruit, unfortu- 
nately does not last long, but is a very showy plant. 
Symphorocarpus racemosus and vulgaris are both good and 
both equally showy. Among the roses are many fine fruited 
varieties ; even the commoner sorts are good, such as multi- 
flora, setigera lucida, blanda, rugosa, lucid alba and so on. The 
Crataegus are small trees rather than shrubs, their variety is 
legion, but a few of the best species are cordata, coccinea, 
tomentosa, Arnoldiana Crus-galli, apiifolia, mollis, aprica and 
oxycantha. 
The Pyrus, like the Crataegus, have so many good varieties 
that it is hard to pick out a few and as they are trees rather 
than shrubs I will leave them out at this time. 
Amongst the vines we have several that at this season are 
very showy in fruit. What can be better than the present ap- 
pearance of Celastrus scandens and articulatus? Then Lycium 
Chinense is very showy in fruit, but it needs rich soil. Vitis 
heterophylla is a very useful vine for wall covering and its 
fruit is of a handsome speckled blue color. A vine seldom seen 
in fruit is Akebia quinata, but it has fine fruit just the same 
of a very delicate shade of blue. 
I might go on with many of the less showy species which 
though not so good as many I have mentioned to the plant 
lover are always interesting, but I think my list at this time 
will be sufficient and certainly is a good selection of or- 
namental fall plants. 
Animal reports or extracts from them , historical sketches , 
descriptive circulars, photographs of improvements or dis- 
tinctive features are requested for use in this department . 
The old town cemetery, Elgin, 111., is to be converted into a 
park. 
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Boston has twice as much park space as New York, or about 
eight times as much, in proportion to the population. Boston 
has shown the greatest forethought in this matter of any city 
in the world, says Country Life in America, while New York’s 
experience has been the most costly. 
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The Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association, of 
Madison, Wis., whose admirable park work has been noted 
in these columns before, is co-operating with the city authori- 
ties in improving East Washington Avenue Boulevard. The 
association furnished the plan for the boulevard which was 
prepared by O. C. Simonds, of Chicago, and the city council 
is expected to adopt it. The plan provides that six feet on 
either side of the avenue be set aside for the sidewalk. Be- 
tween the walk and the curb on either side is an eleven foot 
