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PAR.K AND CEME^TERY 
ers. From spring till late autumn Montbretias and 
Oxalis Dieppi bloom incessantly. 
Parks are vastly improved in attraction by flow- 
ers of spring-like freshness in bloom during the heat 
of summer. Just a few, here and about, no matter 
how well studied the positions may be, cannot equal 
the effect obtained by a rich profusion. 
The clover- 
like foliage of 
this . Oxalis is 
p a r t i c u larly 
lovely. It is al- 
ways in growing 
condition. Fresh 
young leaves 
will be in beau- 
tiful evidence as 
far as the eye 
can take in the 
borders. 
The white 
dust from the 
shell walks in 
the New Or- 
leans parks has 
a slight tendency 
to impair the 
beauty of bor- 
der plants, but the writer has been charmed on many 
a summer day to see the long lines of Oxalis fresh- 
ened to spring-time loveliness by an application of 
water. They ply the hose regularly in the New Or- 
leans parks, for water is a great beautifler of plants 
HYBRID TKITONIA SYN. MONTBETIA 
( dkeer’s ). 
anvwhere, but particularly so where summers are 
long and hot. 
Golden Star or Ortgiesi Oxalis attains height. 
The foliage is not so neat and effective for borders 
as Dieppi, but Audubon Park has beds, near the Hor- 
ticultural Hall filled with it, and when in full bloom 
the hundreds and hundreds of golden yellow blossoms 
make a genuine flower lover sympathize with Charles 
Lamb when he declared that he did “love a man that 
made a fool of himself sometimes.” The writer has 
fond sympathy with gentle Elia in this feeling of fel- 
lowship when coming upon a bed of Golden Star 
The Park 
flowers are 
more beautiful 
than any oth- 
e r s if well 
managed. The 
e n vironments 
of space, green 
grass, beauti- 
ful trees, broad 
walks and 
driveways are 
not to be seen 
on private cornicueata stricta (vice’s). 
grounds, un- 
less under restrictions which debar the multitude from 
the enjoyment. Park flowers are there to be seen and 
enjoyed by all. The vigorous taking hold, thd effect- 
ual cultivation and scientific disposition of flowering 
beds, borders and groups make of park flowers the 
most excellent and enjoyable of beautiful things. 
G. T. Drennan. 
IRISES IN A CEMETERY. 
Mr. C. S. Bell, Superintendent 
of Lexington Cemetery, Lexing- 
ton, Ky., has introduced numerous 
features of the “Lawn plan” even 
into the older parts of the 
grounds, while the later addition 
is being developed strictly along 
its lines. The end of the small 
lake, or pond, shown in the illus- 
tration is near the line between 
the old and new ground (the latter 
is seen in the background) and 
the Irises were planted four years 
ago. They were planted in the 
Spring, from two to two and one- 
half feet apart, along the margin 
of the pond and but little above 
the level of the water’s surface. 
Spaces about one foot in diameter 
were spaded and one plant set in 
each place, as they spread and 
cover the ground in three or four 
years, but make little show the first season, 
quite so well. 
JAPANESE IRISES, LEXINGTON CEMETERY. 
Others planted on somewhat higher ground, do not do 
F. C. S. 
