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superintendent’s house, with a large bed of Caladiums 
and Petunias in the foreground. This is a combina- 
tion of bedding plants that we never chanced upon 
before, and seems decidedly pleasing — the informal 
habit of the Petunias softening the outline of the bed 
and tending to redeem the stiffness of the Caladium 
foliage. With all of the magenta shaded flowers elim- 
inated, this should be an attractive bed and is one that 
has the merit of continuing in good form for a very 
long season — a desirable feature anywhere, but espe- 
cially so where work is plentiful and hands are few. 
A third view indicates the gently rolling character 
of the cemetery site, an agreeable grouping of shrub- 
bery, and a comparative scarcity of stonework that is 
as unusual as it is desirable on small grounds. 
No doubt this is at least partly due to the fact that 
Mr. Phipps is a progressive man, who keeps up with 
the procession by attending the conventions of the 
Association of American Cemeterv Superintendents, 
and by reading all that is best in the current literature 
of cemetery matters, and who is doing all that he can 
to gradually introduce the leading features of the 
lawn plan into the grounds under his charge. In this 
he expresses himself as being ably seconded by many 
influential lot owners, and considers himself espe- 
ciall}’ fortunate in that he has the hearty backing and 
efficient co-operation of the ladies of the community 
in all of his efforts. In fact, he frankly admits that the 
beauty of the little cemetery is directly due to their 
friendly and unflagging interest and active assistance. 
This is certainly to the credit of the women of Frank- 
lin, for where can be found a better outlet for a love 
of outdoor art than iii making the home burial ground 
beautiful ! Some few small places have parks, but 
every community has a cemetery. Let us hope and 
believe that they will all be made as park-like as pos- 
sible and that means will be adopted to keep them so 
as long as the present era of civilization shall endure. 
Fr.vnces Copley Seavey. 
Garden Plants— Their Geography— L-XXXIV. 
(Conif«rales, Continued.) 
Pi nils — The “pines” are in seventy species and a 
large number of varieties. They are natives of the 
sub-tropical mountains and the warm and cold tem- 
PINUS MONTANA. 
'■'perate regions of the northern hemisphere, and range 
ini size fronr trees of about 200 feet high to mere 
shriibs. In some botanical books they are in two sec- 
tions- called “Pinaster” with two or three leaves in a 
sheath. Other sub-divisions are also made with char- 
sheath, and “Strobus” with generally five leaves in a 
acters which might well be confined to brief generic 
or specific descriptions. 
Although this is the most extensive genus of conifers. 
with species often of great beauty, it is by no means 
the most common in American gardens. Pines, on 
account of their long bare roots, are often difficult to 
transplant, and their frequent loss when moved in 
some size has discouraged planters. This ought not 
to be. The best way to handle all but the commonest 
kinds is as one year seedlings in say three or four 
inch pots. These planted in the center of a round bed 
are sure to grow, be protected from the mower and 
PINUS STROBUS. 
make rapid progress when once established. They 
may be surrounded with dwarf bulbous or other mon- 
ocotyledonous plants to lend a temporary interest to 
