PARK AND CEMETERY 
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IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONS 
CONDUCTED BY 
FRANCES COPLEY SEAVEY. 
■IMPROVING RAILWAY GROUNDS. 
Improvement workers are urged to keep in mind the 
fact that hardly any piece of work has a higher corn- 
landmarks, visible from considerable distances, and fre- 
quently in full view of inhabited houses. 
The North Eastern Railway Company has ex- 
pressed its approval of the scheme, and any persons 
wishing to beautify the banks and cuttings in their 
neighborhood should make their desire known to the 
nearest station master, and state what plants and 
shrubs they propose to supply. 
The association will be glad if you will become one 
of its members and send a contribution to its funds 
(form of subscription attached) ; if you 
will supply shrul)s or seeds for the plant- 
ing of the banks and cuttings in your dis- 
trict ; if you will make the necessary ar- 
rangements with your local station mas- 
ter and permanent way men to ensure the 
shrubs and seeds being properly planted 
at the right season, and if you will kindly 
forward me a statement from time to 
time, reporting' what action is being 
taken in your neighborhood to promote 
the objects of the association. 
(Signed) Victoria Grey. 
P. S. — Anyone can become a member 
of the association on sending a donation 
to the Hon. Treasurer, etc. 
Railway Banks’ Floral Association. 
For Promoting the Planting of Rail- 
way BankSi and Cuttings. 
An association has been formed for 
the planting of railway banks and cut- 
tings, where the conditions are favor- 
able, with shrubs and flowers. 
On every railway there are stretches 
of both banks and cuttings whch are 
well adapted for floral adornment. 
The slopes facing the railway lines 
are “Cuttings,” those facing the towns 
and open country are “Banks.” In 
many places the banks are prominent 
example of planting a railway “CUTTING”, ALGERIA, AFRICA. 
Photo furnished by M. Bachy, Directeur de I’Exploitation des Chemins de fer Alg-eriens, who 
says: “At the time of the construction of the roads, protective plantations are made along' the 
line for the double purpose of binding the earth on embankmenis and cuttings, and to prevent 
access to the line.” The immediate foreground is occupied by a hedge or plantation ofAloes, 
commonly called Century Plants. 
PHOTO FROM M. BACHY 
plantation OP BANANA PLANTS AT ST. DENIS STATKIN, ALi.IKRS. 
A specimen of protective planting on the French Railways of .Mi ic . 
mercial or artistic value than the redemption and con- 
tinuous care of railway station grounds and railway 
“rights of way,” — as railway property 
used for tracks is usually denominat- 
ed. The work of an English improve- 
ment organization along this line is so 
apt in this connection that the follow- 
ing outline of its object and methods 
should be both suggestive and inter- 
esting : 
The above extracts are from a circular 
letter which, the Hon. Sec. writes, was 
widelv distributed among the property 
owners and residents along the lines of the 
various English railways, with highly satisfac- 
