. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. Fig. 2525. Grave Yards as we often see them. strictly prohibited. A chaste monument, with space for several inscriptions, erected on a good foundation in the centre of the family lot, answers a better purpose than a number of headstones, and may be cheaper. Only one monument should be erected in a family lot. The initials should be cut on the top of all foot-stones, which should be level with the surface of the ground, per- mitting- the lawn-mower to pass over them. NATURAL SLOPES. Thirdly—Such a thing as a ra
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. Fig. 2525. Grave Yards as we often see them. strictly prohibited. A chaste monument, with space for several inscriptions, erected on a good foundation in the centre of the family lot, answers a better purpose than a number of headstones, and may be cheaper. Only one monument should be erected in a family lot. The initials should be cut on the top of all foot-stones, which should be level with the surface of the ground, per- mitting- the lawn-mower to pass over them. NATURAL SLOPES. Thirdly—Such a thing as a raised lot, or terrace, must never be permitted, because it mars the beauty of surrounding lots, which are kept even with the natural slope of the ground. The desire on the part of some lot-owners, entirely devoid of taste for landscape gardening, to have their lots raised to a dead level without regard to sur- roundings, is one of the greatest difficulties which the cemetery managers have to con- tend against. Hence it is actually neces- sary that a rule be established prohibiting the raising of any lots more than four inches above the standard grade of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario. St. Catherines [Ont. ] : Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
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