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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
the imposing Masonic monument, illus- 
trated in a recent issue, a series of lots 
in which he is endeavoring to secure the 
greatest possible harmony between mon- 
ments and surroundings and to secure 
variety of treatment of adjacent lots. 
The Rudd monument is a very grace- 
ful and pleasing tablet form based on the 
lines of an ancient monument in Syria. 
ment is a purple flowering heliotrope. 
This, of course, is tender and is replant- 
ed each year. The shrubs at the left of 
the monument are Philadelphus, at the 
right are Forsythias, and in front of 
these, at the right and around the tree, 
are Thunberg's barberries. Back of the 
large shrubs and tapering off the right, 
not shown in the picture, are some 
This is one of the most refined and 
graceful types of the exedra form of 
monumental architecture to be seen in 
any cemetery, and the richly planted lot 
sets it off to the fullest degree. The 
conifers and low-growing trees imme- 
diately back of the monument harmonize 
with the architecture of the memorial 
and the smaller shrubs in front have 
MASSIVE CROSS MONUMENT AND ITS SETTING. BEAUTIFUL EXEDRA, WELL PLACED. 
This monument, in combination with the 
granite seat and low headstones and 
with the careful planting of the shrub- 
bery, makes this lot one of the most 
effective examples of memorial art to be 
found in Chicago. It will be noted that 
the treatment of the name and carving 
harmonize unusually well. The monu- 
ment is of Barre granite and was ex- 
ecuted by Chas. G. Blake & Co., of Chi- 
cago. 
The lot is planted from a plan made 
by A. R. Gross, superintendent of the 
cemetery. At the left foreground shown 
in one of the pictures are three dwarf 
pines. The two large trees flanking the 
monument are white oaks. The grave 
at the left is planted with English ivy 
and the little bed in front of the monu- 
Calycanthus. The stone seat is sur- 
rounded, except on the front side, by 
Japanese barberries. The general effect 
of the shrubbery planting is that of a 
part circle, the monument being set in 
the middle of the concave side, about 
four feet from the back of the lot, which 
is a deep one — about forty feet deep. 
The result is a green background and 
setting through the summer and a very 
good setting even during the winter 
months, as may be noted in our little 
illustration, which was taken in the win- 
ter. 
It would be difficult to find a more 
beautiful setting for a beautiful monu- 
ment than is seen in our picture of the 
Wittman memorial, erected in Philadel- 
phia by E. A. Carroll & Co., of that city. 
been placed to soften the lines of the 
corners and blend the structure into the 
lawn. The tall trees in the background 
complete a finished landscape picture. 
The monument is of Westerly granite, 
12-0x6-6 at the base and 5-6 high. 
Quite a different style of monument 
and a different kind of landscape set- 
ting may be seen in our illustration of 
the imposing Barre granite cross erected 
in Kankakee, 111., by Chas. G. Blake & 
Co., of Chicago. The cross stands about 
32 feet hight and is embellished with an 
interesting type of floral carving at the 
base. The closely planted background 
of barberry, cut-leafed sumach and taller 
shrubs brings out in strong contrast the 
lower part of the monument and leaves 
the upper part in relief against the sky. 
PLANNING A COUNTY PARKWAY SYSTEM 
From a Report by Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects, 
on a Proposed Parkway System for Essex County, N. J. 
From the more limited point of view of 
those interested in developing the parks and 
reservations of Essex County, there appears 
to be urgent need of broad, dignified park- 
way connections between, and approaches 
to, the larger parks and reservations. The 
extensive use of the automobile has evi- 
dently greatly contributed to the need of 
parkways, since it enables those who use 
them for pleasure to easily and pleasurably 
cover three or four times the distance that 
is possible in a given time with the or- 
dinary family horse. In an automobile, vis- 
itors are now enabled to make the complete 
circuit of Branch Brook Park or Wee- 
quahic Park in a few minutes, after which 
they are compelled to go around again or 
else to take to ordinary city streets and 
country roads. Both leave something to be 
desired as regards pavement and safety 
from accidents to children, collisions, etc., 
and the aspect of the city streets is almost 
invariably more disagreeable than pleasing. 
What those interested in parks want now 
are broad, shady parkways, with widenings 
and pleasing features in them and varied 
and attractive private places along them, 
and command of occasional picturesque bits 
of local scenery and of distant views. 
More specifically, what all interested 
would doubtless agree is now much needed 
is a picturesque circuit parkway from the 
north end of Branch Brook Park, extend- 
ing through the northern, and for the most 
part still charming open parts of the coun- 
ty, to the crest of Orange Mountain, as 
near the north boundary of the county as 
practicable, and thence southwesterly on the 
crest of the mountain to and through Eagle 
