Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-28
THE CITY CEMETERY.



It IN n Paradise of Green Lawns and Beau- '
tiful Flowers-Preparations for Monday
The city cemetery is veritable para
disc of green and flowers. The visitor
there is greeted at the entrance with |
one of the most beautiful sights 10 pe
had anywhere In the city or elsewhere
for that matter. II is II very common
expression for eastern people to make
when driving by or visiting In the
cemetery, that the entrance to TINS city
of the dead 10 one OF the most entranc-
ing spots they have ever been priVi-
legged to see.
ON each side OF the street leading
into the cemetery is a beautiful.velvet
Well-kept lawn In which have been cut
flower beds of almost every conceiv-
able shape--circles, squares. triahgles,
oblongs crescents, stars Maltese cross
es, etc.--and each one Is filled WIN
beautiful flowers. In the preparation
Of these flower beds Florist Williams
has had an eye to the patriotic, for
look where one may, he Will see the ONE
idea prevailing among the flowers req.
white and blue. The flowers are set
out in these varieties so that the ma
tional colors are predominant every
where. a peep into the greenhouse IL
an enjoyable sensation. In SECURING
his stock Of flowers and plants, Mr.
Williams has practically secured the
and there in the greenhouse or set
out in the grounds VIII be seen South
American pear cactus, the phoenix
date palm from Africa, n rubber tree
from India. the bread fruit tree whose
home is Honolulu. the libernum, a thorn
tree from Palestine--one such as is said
to have been used for making the
crown OF thorns so cruelty pressed upon
the Savior's head over eighteen cen-
turtles ago. and one OF the most poison>
Gus plants. says Mr.. Williams, which he
has in his large collection. The benuti-
full ferns. some of them most rare, are
also a feature OF the greenhouse. A
number of these plants have been Sc
cured only after the expenditure OF al
most incredible trouble and q great
deal OF money. The Chinese fan palms
and Hallas. some plain green and other
varl-colored. are valuable specimens
and some of them probably can not be
seen at any other place In the state.
among the beautiful flowers are almost
every conceivable variety of geraniums
lobeiias, heliotrope. dRhlias and all the
other familiar beauties. The mos,
valuable OF all his specimens, however
Is an orchid upon which Mr.. Williams
bestows affsctionate care and which
he IL proud 10 say Is growing Halter
ingly and will soon be in bloom again
1t is one of the tenderest children IL
the floral family at the cemetery ant
Is consequently given extra attention
An Enelishman Just arriving from
his native land would lose his fcelni
of homesickness on entering the green
house, for here and there and every
where his eye would be greeted b!
some specimen from his native ilowc
family.
Sexton simmons has done some ex
cellent work for the Improvement o
the cemetery this spring. The mall
roadway running into the graveyard
has heretofore been too narrow TO nc
commodnte foot passengers and car
riages upon crowded days. II wa
even dangerous Mt times, especially 10
women with baby carriages on sue
days as Memorial day. Now. how
ever, the defect has been remedied b
the widening OF the roadway by NOV
ing the fence back ten or fifteen feet
as we'll ns by the removal Of the frs
bower encountered upon entering tn
cemetery. The streets in the city OF tn
dead are being nicely cleared of weed
and grass and present clean appex
ance running between the lots Rain
weather has somewhat retarded tn
preparation OF the ropdwsys as Nj
Simmons would have liked, but tn
work has been pushed as ia
as possible, and indeed the cemeter
presents beautiful appearance. TIL
thriving splendldly, giving shade
weary pedestfians and adding In
mensely to the beauty of the silent cit
Already loving hands have been {
work on the mounds over the grave
OF departed dear ones and some OF "
lots present a very beautiful appeal
ance indeed. And by the way,
speaking of attention to burial lots. u
sexton has made 1t rule 20 clean q
lots without distinction, whether tn
attention has been paid for or not 1
the owners, up to Decoration Da
This partially accounts for the gcner
neatness and also prevents any poo
forgotten grave from going entire
without care. Up to date, says NJ
Simmons. about half the parties WI
secure the sections attention for the
burial lots have paid for that car
while the other half remain dellnquer
The sexton having been deprived OF h
clerk he has no one to collect his Ill
hence the short coming. However, It
quite likely that when the people g
the splendid care that has been b
slowed upon their lots and In fact d
cemetery as a whole. the sexton W
not need the services OF collector
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