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AND CEMETERY. 
WATER PICTURES IN A NEW ENGLAND CEMETERY 
THE LAKE FROM MAPLE AVENUE, NEWTON CEMETERY, NEWTON, 
MASS. 
One of the most beautiful and well-kept 
modern cemeteries in New England is 
Newton Cemetery, Newton, Mass. 
One of the most interesting features of 
the landscape work in this cemetery is the 
remarkably successful water pictures that 
have been developed in such a way as to 
make a unique series of aquatic effects 
throughout the grounds. 
Newton was endowed by nature with a 
forest of beautiful natural trees, undula- 
ting ground, with hills and dales, and a 
brook that flows through the cemetery in 
such a way as to adapt itself to the con- 
struction of four ornamental ponds. 
An electric pump supplies water for irri- 
gating purposes. 
The unusual beauty that has been se- 
cured from the water areas in this ceme- 
tery may be imagined from the pictures 
herewith presented. 
The view shown in “Lake avenue looking 
east,” presents a stretch of water about 700 THE BIRCHES, NEWTON CEMETERY, NEWTON, MASS. 
feet long. It was formerly a millpond and 
The view of the lake from Maple avenue 
gives another glimpse of the same lake, a 
large area about 500 by 200 feet, with an 
irregular shore line and an island in the 
center. The small lake, about 100 feet 
across, is ornamented with shrubs, and is 
similar to the larger one. These lakes are 
surrounded by the most beautiful lots in 
the cemetery, facing the avenue around the 
lake. The entire lake was dug out and 
covered with gravel. The island was part 
of the natural surface of the ground, and 
had several handsome trees, which have 
been preserved. 
Back of the boulders surrounding the is- 
land are planted large groups of cannas, 
calladiums, salvias and other ornamental 
flowering plants which are changed from 
year to year. The large weeping willow at 
the left was a slip taken from the willow 
over the grave of George Washington. 
Cold Spring Brook is supplied by several 
COLD SPRING BROOK, NEWTON CEMETERY, NEWTON, MASS. natural springs which are located about 
a stone arched bridge has been built where 
the original dam and waterfall were. On 
the left are collections of ornamental ever- 
greens, deciduous trees and shrubs. There 
are many fine elms, willows, silver maples 
and groups of different varieties of cornus. 
The natural boulder effects in the view 
of Crystal Lake looking across the rustic 
bridge, and “The Birches," are two of the 
most attractive effects in the grounds. 
I here are about twenty-five of these 
birches, on the shore of an artificial lake 
supplied with water from the cemetery's 
own water supply. At the head of the 
lake is a large fountain. Water overflows 
from a small lake near the birches to the 
larger lake farther east. The shores of 
both are ornamented with rough boulders, 
placed artificially, and cornered with ferns, 
vines and shrubs. There is a large variety 
of ornamental shrubs and trees along the 
banks and many rhododendrons and aza- 
leas. 
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