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growth of grass and other plants beneath, 
but should be arranged in groups of rea- 
sonable spacing with occasional open, sunny 
lawn areas. 
In the choice of plants, much good judg- 
ment and discrimination is necessary for 
the best results. Fitness and good taste 
in this, as in furnishing a house, is the 
keynote. If there is native growth on the 
ground that can be reasonably preserved., 
this will form a foundation upon which 
to build, and establish in a way the types 
of plants suitable for the various situa- 
tions. 
A great variation in both the color and 
character of foliage is possible with the 
various kinds of plants now at the dis- 
posal of the landscape architect. Garish 
effects, however, resulting from the over 
use of exotic plants, plants of brilliant 
foliage or freak shapes, should be avoided. 
The value of evergreens for winter ef- 
fects cannot be overlooked. Berry-bearing 
shrubs such as privet, honeysuckle, rham- 
nus, and callicarpa can be grouped well for 
autumn and winter effects. In addition, 
the berries often attract birds. Every 
cemetery should be a bird sanctuary. 
Continuation of bloom is possible in most 
plantations of any extent by careful group- 
NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBBERY, 
MUCH OF WHICH COULD BE RETAINED 
IN CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT. 
ing, at least with the use of some peren- 
nials bordering the shrubbery. 
In the lot sections, evergreens, which 
are planted as specimens or individuals, 
should be largely of the smaller or more 
compact varieties, such as arborvitaes, juni- 
pers, and mugho pine, which do not occupy 
too much land area with their lower 
branches. Shade trees should be of the 
higher branching sorts, such as red oak, 
elm, sugar maple, and linden, which will 
allow plenty of light and air beneath. A 
wooded lawn of high branching trees 40 
to 60 feet apart is susceptible to the best 
kind of cemetery development. In the re- 
serve areas about lakes, and in the borders, 
the larger growing evergreens and lower 
branching trees will be more suitable. 
Both trees and shrubs should be chosen 
with regard to the rate of growth and 
a reasonable number of more temporary,, 
quick growing varieties included, to be re- 
moved when the more permanent plants are 
grown. A landscape can never really be 
considered finished or complete. It is con- 
stantly changing from year to year, with 
the growth, maturity, and decline of the 
planting, and for this reason a cemetery 
should have a landscape architect in con- 
stant consultation, making one or more 
visits each year to advise as to the ad- 
justments, additions, or thinning. 
PARK SUPERINTENDENTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 
The seventeenth annual convention of the 
American Association of Park Superin- 
tendents will be held in San Francisco, 
August 18, 19 and 20. 
The opening date, August 18, will be de- 
voted exclusively to business sessions, 
morning, afternoon and evening, while the 
two succeeding days will be given over to 
inspection tours and social functions. 
Inasmuch as the Society of American 
Florists and the National Association of 
Gardeners have set their convention dates 
for the same week in San Francisco, the 
three organizations will undoubtedly bring 
together a tremendous gathering of men 
engaged in these professions. 
The landscape features of the San Diego 
exposition were described in a recent issue 
and those of the San Francisco exposition 
in our last issue. 
The annual convention of the Association 
of American Cemetery Superintendents will 
be held in the Twin Cities, August 24 to 
28. The first three days will be given up 
to meetings and sightseeing in Minneapo- 
lis and the fourth day to St. Paul. 
Headquarters will be at the West Hotel, 
where the following rates will prevail : 
Rooms: Single, without bath, $1, $1.50, 
$2; double, without bath, $1.50, $2, $2.50; 
single, with bath, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3; 
double, with bath, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4. 
Cafe a la carte, popular prices: Club 
The Park Superintendents’ Association, 
in an effort to have as many as possible 
travel westward together, is arranging for 
a special train from Chicago through to 
San Francisco via the Pacific Northwest, 
breakfasts, 25 to 80 cents ; club luncheons, 
40, 50 and 60 cents. 
The local committee is planning to print 
a very fine souvenir program containing 
views of the parks, cemeteries and other 
points of interest in the Twin Cities, and 
mail them to all members of the associa- 
tion. 
The Convention Committee for the Min- 
neapolis convention is as follows: A. W. 
Hobert, Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, 
Minn.; Wm. Eurich, Hillside, Minneapolis; 
J. P. O’Connor, Calvary, St. Paul, Minn.; 
which is conceded to be a scenic wonder- 
land. 
The party will assemble at Chicago, on 
August 8, and stopovers are planned at 
[Minneapolis, Glacier National Park, Spo- 
kane, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, where 
elaborate entertainment features will be 
provided by local authorities at no expense 
to the party except at the National Park. 
Members and friends and relatives of 
kindred societies will be invited to join the 
party. No specific return route is being 
planned, as the length of time to be spent 
at the San Francisco and San Diego expo- 
sitions is so much of an individual matter 
dependent on time and means, and a return 
route via Colorado or the South is an open 
question for individual decision. 
Further details may be had from Secre- 
tary Roland W. Cotterill, Seattle, Wash. 
TWIN CITIES 
H. M. Turner, Rose Lawn, St. Paul; F. D. 
Willis, Oakland, St. Paul. Bellett Lawson, 
Jr., superintendent of Elmwood Cemetery, 
River Grove, 111., is secretary of the asso- 
ciation. 
Editor Park and Cemetery: Owing to 
the unusual rush of Decoration Day work 
the committee in charge of the Minneapo- 
lis convention has not been able to com- 
plete plan's for the program for the Min- 
neapolis convention. 
However, arrangements have progressed 
far enough to make it certain that there 
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