PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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on the deed. Funds in trust deposited with 
the Chicago Title and Trust Co. back up 
the contract. And then — it is most beau- 
tiful and perfectly kept — easily reached and 
yet outside the city and not subject to 
arbitrary action of the city authorities. 
PERPETUAL CARE AT MT. GREEN- 
WOOD. 
Everj' lot and every single grave pur- 
chased — buildings, enclosures, drives and 
walks — all are maintained in perfect con- 
dition forever with no extra cost to owners. 
We fully believe that the Mt. Greenwood 
Cemetery Association offers the broadest 
and most liberal provisions for the protec- 
tion of its lot owners of any cemetery in 
America. 
Out of the price of every lot sold in 
Mt. Greenwood, 20 per cent ($20 out of 
every $100) is deposited with the Chicago 
Title and Trust Company. 
Twenty per cent of the price of every 
single grave, 20 per cent of all interment 
charges, 20 per cent of receipts from monu- 
ment foundations — all these amounts are 
set aside and forever held in trust to make 
sure that individual lots and graves, build- 
ings, enclosures, drives and walks will be 
always maintained in their present perfect 
condition. And these funds are as safe as 
it is humanly possible to make them. 
We will gladly mail sworn statements of 
perpetual care funds attested by the Chi- 
cago Title and Trust Co. to all who apply. 
AMERICA’S FOREMOST LANDSCAPE 
ARCHITECTS. 
have helped plan this beautiful park-like 
cemetery. 
The best engineering, gardening, archi- 
tectural and mechanical skill have devel- 
oped it. 
Every modern device — shown good by 
test — is at the service of Mt. Greenwood 
Cemetery lot owners. 
A unique and perfect system assures the 
accuracy of its records. Duplicates of all 
records insure against loss by fire. 
Nothing is too good — no expense has 
been too great to make this cemetery sur- 
passingly beautiful; perfectly kept and 
cared for; perfect in its service to lot 
owners.” 
NEW “PHILADELPHIA” MOWER 
CATALOG. 
The Philadelphia Lawn Mower Company, 
Thirty-first and Chestnut streets, Philadel- 
phia, Pa., has just issued their new 1917 
catalog, and believe it to be the most com- 
plete and handsome they have issued. 
For nearly half a century this house has 
been manufacturing lawn mowers with the 
idea of turning out the best. The discrimi- 
nating care and attention exercised in the 
selection of the materials used in their 
equipments and the skilled methods em- 
ployed in their manufacture have laid the 
foundation of distinctive superiority for 
all of its products, and the same old- 
fashioned platform of integrity is the basis 
on which this well-known house operates. 
They have always sought to originate and 
develop only that which would make for 
lawn mower superiority. From 1869 to the 
present time we see the first side-wheel 
mower invented, developed and marketed, 
and today the styles, Graham all steel and 
“A” all steel have maintained a command- 
ing position. It is safe to assume that the 
large variety and different styles of lawn 
mowers, developed by nearh' a half cen- 
tury’s operation, are well worthy of the 
close scrutiny and attention of all those in- 
terested in the purchase of a lawn mower. 
All those interested should send for their 
1917 catalog. It contains interesting infor- 
mation. 
WINTER HOOD FOR TENDER 
SHRUBS. 
The accompanying illustration of a shrub 
that is covered for the winter with a hood 
of evergreens is from Spring Grove Ceme- 
ter\-, Cincinnati, where a few bushes of 
magnolia grandiflora are protected in this 
way. These are the only shrubs on the 
grounds that are protected in this way. 
This hood is fitted snugly over the shrub 
and wrapped to hold it firmly in position. 
The cover admits enough air to let the 
plant breathe in its sleeping period and 
keeps it comfortable till spring. As a rule, 
the cemetery does not plant trees or shrub- 
bery which are not perfectly hardy. Ten- 
der subjects are usually a disappointment. 
WINTER COVER OF EVERGREENS FOR 
.MAGNOI.IA GUANDTFr/)R.V IN SPRING 
GROVE CEMETERY, CINCINNATI. 
even when protected, and it is generally 
preferable not to be troubled with them. 
There are so many desirable trees and 
shrubs which will stand this climate with- 
out protection that one finds no difficulty in 
making a selection. Still, when it is 
thought desirable for special reasons to 
have specimens of this kind, this method 
of protecting them is found satisfactory. 
NEW BOOKS ON PARK AND 
LANDSCAPE WORK. 
Books on parks and park work are so 
rare that our readers will welcome a new 
book just issued; “Parks; — Their Design, 
Equipment and Use,” by George Burnap, 
B. S., M. A., landscape architect of public 
buildings and grounds, Washington, D. C. 
with an introduction by Richard B, Wat- 
rous, secretary American Civic Association. 
This handsome volume is primarily for 
landscape architects and executives having 
the development of parks in charge. This 
is the first volume issued of the “Landscape 
.Architecture Series,” for which three other 
volumes are now being prepared by the 
same author. They will prove a valuable 
addition to the outdoor library. The sub- 
title, “Their Design, Equipment and Use,” 
presents the plan of the work. The author 
believes in principles of design, in equip- 
ment that enters into the design, in use 
of the widest possible scope, so as to be of 
value to all people of the community and 
of satisfaction to all tastes. When you 
realize that the uses of a park may vary 
from that of giving the hurrying-on a 
glimpse of green in a “passing through 
area” to that of forming a parade ground 
for troops, or a home for a menagerie, 
then you must appreciate the wide range 
covered in the utility chapter alone. The 
illustrations are excellent. The parks of 
England, Germany, .Austria, France and 
North and South .America have been the 
prey of Air. Burnap’s camera. It is seen 
that we in .America have some peculiar 
park defects. Onr love of hero worship 
is expressed in ruining many a site of real 
landscape possibilities by erecting a mean- 
ingless bronze of a uniformed general or a 
frock-coated philanthropist. That expresses 
but one of onr many lapses, and Air, Bur- 
nap does not use padded gloves when he 
goes for them. It is hoped that this volume 
will have a wide sale in the cities, large and 
small, particularly among the men and 
women who are officially or unofficially con- 
ccrncfl with town development work. It is 
beautifully executed typographicall.\' in large 
8\o, with frontispiece in color, 16.1 illus- 
trations and four diagrams. It is pub- 
lished h\- J. B. I.ippincott Company, of 
Philadelphia, and sells for $6, 
"Practical Landscape Gardening,” by 
Robert B. Cridland, is to be heartily com- 
mended for living up to its title. Through 
its conciseness and a lucidity of expression, 
rarely met with in technical or semi- 
technical guides, tile reader is cnconrageif 
at the case with which he can acfiuire in- 
