The  RURAL  NEW. YORKER 
855 
Care  of  a  Cemetery 
Beautifying  an  Old  Graveyard 
Since  the  publication  of  the  little  story, 
‘'Consecrated  Ground,”  in  Hope  Farm 
Notes,  we  have  had  considerable  corre¬ 
spondence  in  regard  to  old  or  abandoned 
graveyards.  It  appears  that  there  are 
many  such  scattered  through  the  country. 
Some  of  them  are  evidently  private  yards, 
while  others  were  once  public  institutions 
which  have  lapsed.  There  seems  to  be 
quite  a  general  desire  on  the  part  of 
many  of  our  people  to  take  care  of  these 
old  yards,  and  it  shows  a  very  commend¬ 
able  spirit.  Several  persons  have  written 
us  how  they  managed  to  clean  up  such 
yards  and  put  them  in  fair  condition. 
The  picture  given  in  cut  below  shows 
an  old-time  cemetery  in  Massachusetts, 
which  dates  back  to  1735.  At  one  time 
we  understand  it  was  practically  aban¬ 
doned  and  given  up  to  brush  and  briars. 
It  has  now  been  cleaned  up  and  put  into 
the  condition  shown  in  the  picture.  The 
following  little  note  tells  something  about 
this.  In  many  a  farm  community  any 
from  owners  of  lots  that  are  not  yet  occu¬ 
pied  ?  a.  w.  s. 
New  York. 
If  the  funds  of  the  cemetery  corpora¬ 
tion  applicable  to  the  improvement  in 
care  of  the  cemetery,  wholly  outside  of  a 
city  of  the  first  or  second  class,  or  appli¬ 
cable  to  the  construction  of  a  receiving 
vault  therein  for  the  common  use  of  lot 
owners,  be  insufficient  for  such  purposes, 
the  directors  of  the  corporation,  not 
oftener  than  once  in  any  year,  and  for 
such  purpose  only,  may  levy  a  tax  on  a 
basis  to  be  determined  by  the  directors  of 
the  corporation,  but  no  tax  shall  exceed 
$2  on  any  one  lot  except  upon  written 
consent  of  two-thirds  of  the  lot  owners, 
or  by  a  vote  of  a  majority  at  an  annual 
meeting  or  a  special  meeting  called  for 
that  purpose.  Notice  of  the  tax  shall  be 
served  in  accordance  with  Section  72  of 
the  membership  corporation  law,  and  if 
the  tax  remains  unpaid  for  more  than  30 
days  after  the  service  of  the  notice  a  war¬ 
rant  may  be  issued  to  the  treasurer  of 
the  corporation,,  requiring  him  to  collect 
such  tax  in  the  same  manner  as  school 
collectors  are  required  to  collect  school 
taxes.  If  the  tax  so  levied  remains  Tin- 
paid  for  five  years  after  levy,  the  tax.  the 
amount  thereof  and  interest  shall  he  a 
A  Well-kept  Massachusetts  Graveyard 
local  gardener  or  some  social  organization 
might  find  a  most  interesting  and  useful 
work  in  cleaning  up  such  old  cemeteries 
and  turning  them  into  something  of  a 
public  park,  or  at  least  improving  their 
appearance. 
The  picture  shows  the  appearance  of 
the  yard  in  this  village,  minus  the  cord- 
wood,  brambles  and  wood  grass,  that 
covered  the  same  prior  to  the  clean-up  of 
the  yard.  Now  you  can  see  the  Mansfield 
method  of  repairing  the  stones  that  have 
been  broken  by  falling  down ;  Portland 
cement  and  the  sticks  as  you  note  in  the 
picture.  In  all  cases  it  is  well  to  clean 
away  all  the  loam  under  the  base  of  the 
stone  and  replace  with  small  stones  to 
guard  against  the  frost  throwing  them 
over.  This  picture  might  serve  to  induce 
others  to  lend  a  hand  and  help  to  clean 
the  old  village  yards.  This  yard  goes 
back  to  1735.  william  g.  davis. 
Massachusetts. 
Cemetery  Laws 
We  have  had  our  cemetery  incorporat¬ 
ed,  and  have  it  in  good  order.  Some 
money  has  been  left  to  cemetery  by  will 
and  other  ways.  Will  you  give  us  the 
cemetery  law  for  New  York  State?  Do 
the  nine  directors,  president,  vice-presi¬ 
dent,  secretary  and  treasurer,  have  full 
charge  of  cemetery?  Can  lot  owners  in¬ 
terfere  with  their  orders?  Must  lot  own¬ 
ers  pay  for  work  on  lot?  What  is  pen¬ 
alty  for  not  doing  this?  Can  fences  and 
shrubs  be  removed?  If  in  time  no  one  is 
interested  in  cemetery,  what  becomes  of 
money  left  to  cemetery,  and  who  will 
direct  its  use?  I.  L.  b. 
New  York. 
The  directors  of  a  cemtery  corporation 
may  make  reasonable  rules  and  regula¬ 
tions  for  the  use,  care,  management  and 
protection  of  the  property,  and  may  pre¬ 
scribe  penalties  for  violations  of  any  of 
the  rules.  They  may  fix  prices  for  burial 
lots.  If  the  funds  of  a  cemetery  corpora¬ 
tion  are  insufficient,  under  the  provisions 
of  the  law  they  may  fix  a  tax  upon  the 
owners. 
The  law  of  cemetery  corporations  is  too 
exhaustive  to  print  in  full,  and  your  at¬ 
tention  is  called  to  Article  4  of  the  mem¬ 
bership  corporation  law.  N.  t. 
Assessment  for  Upkeep  of  Cemetery 
Is  there  a  law  in  New  York  State  giv¬ 
ing  an  incorporated  cemetery  association 
the  right  to  assess  each  lot  owner  the 
sum  of  $2  each  year,  the  money  to  be  used 
f  >r  the  upkeep  of  said  lot  and  cemetery? 
I  f  so.  can  it  be  colleeed  from  the  children 
that  have  inherited  the  property,  where 
the  parents  are  both  dead,  or  from  whom 
can  it  be  collected?  Can  it  be  collected 
lien  on  the  unused  portion  of  the  lot 
which  is  subject  to  such  tax,  and  no  por¬ 
tion  of  the  lot  shall  be  used  for  burial 
purposes  while  any  such  tax  remains  un¬ 
paid.  Provision  is  also  made  for  the  sale 
of  the  unused  portion  of  the  lot. 
If  the  lots  were  conveyed  to  the  grantee 
and  his  heirs  the  tax  is  collectable  from 
(he  heirs,  the  same  as  it  would  have  been 
from  the  grantee  were  he  living.  It 
makes  no  difference  whether  the  lots  are 
occupied  or  not.  tv  t 
Notes  on  Propagation 
1— How  can  I  graft  Teas’  weeping 
mulberry  and  how  to  start  the  little 
trees/  2  I  would  also  like  to  know 
how  to  start  the  white  birch,  especially 
the  cut-leaved  weeping,  the  European 
white  and  the  canoe  varieties.  3 — Is 
root-grafting  done  similar  to  tongue¬ 
grafting  and  when  is  the  best  time?  4 — 
Are  the  Hydrangeas  started  from  cut¬ 
tings  or  layers  in  the  same  manner  as 
grapes  and  when  is  the  time  of  start¬ 
ing  t  5 — Are  the  roots  of  the  blackberry 
suitable  for  grafting  on  small  shrubs? 
Ashtabula,  O.  m.  a.  b. 
1 —  The  weeping  mulberry  is  grafted  on 
seedlings  of  the  Russian  mulberrv 
grown  from  seed.  The  seed  is  planted 
out  much  as  you  would  the  seed  of  any 
currant  or  raspberry  and  when  the 
seedlings  are  several  feet  high  they  are 
grafted.  One.  of  the  most  successful 
methods  of. doing  this  is  to  make  a  T-¬ 
shaped  cut  in  the  bark  and  slip  the  scion 
into  the  cut  much  as  a  bud  is  inserted 
in  budding.  The  scion  should,  of  course, 
be .  tied  in  place  with  raffia  or  weak 
string  and  preferably  be  waxed  over. 
2 —  The  rarer  varieties  of  birch,  such 
as  you  have  mentioned,  are  usually  bud¬ 
ded  in  the  Summer  on  stock  raised  from 
seed,  though  they  may  be  raised  from 
cuttings  or  by  grafting  in  Spring  under 
glass. 
3 —  Root-grafting,  as  the  term  is  com¬ 
monly  employed,  is  identical  to  tongue- 
grafting.  It  is  the  practice  to  make  root- 
grafts  in  the  Winter  and  to  keep  them 
dormant  until  time  to  plant  out  in  the 
Spring. 
4 —  Hydrangeas  are  started  from  green¬ 
wood  cuttings  in  the  Summer,  liard-wood 
cuttings  in  Winter  as  with  grapes,  and 
by  layering  and  mounding.  Propagating 
by  mounding,  in  which  a  mound  of  earth 
is  drawn  over  the  plant  about  the  middle 
of  July  and  the  mound  pulled  away  and 
the  roofed  shoots  cut  out,  is  probably  the 
simplest  way  unless  you  have  other  facili¬ 
ties  at  hand. 
5 —  The  blackberry  is  not  commonly 
grafted,  though  doubtless  it  can  be  done. 
It  would  not  take  with  unrelated  species, 
at  any  rate.  h.  b.  t. 
How  much  of  the  crop  slips  through  your  fingers  ? 
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