Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-30
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Many Evidence. Of Improvement In TIL.
Public Hurying Ground.

The glorious banner ~ the Union
noatcd proudly from the top Of Sexton
Simmons residence NJ the entrance To
the city cemetery today. The grounds
looked beautiful. for all the skill at the
disposal OF Florist Edwin ]. Williams
had been brought into rcauirltion. with
telling eject.
A News reporter visited the city's
home Of the dead this morning and
found Sexton Simmons. Florist VIII
llnmr ana aids NJ 10 their ncckn In
work. Both Mr.. simmons and MIR. VIII
Hams. however, gave the reporter few
minutes ~ their valuable time while
they pointed out TO him some II tho
most recent improvements and cx-
planned the nnfncn. growth and charac-
ter Of the numerous plants which are
10 he seen Ia the green house and about
the grounds. a little northeast % the
feNton'n residence a new lawn has been
made, The alEe ~ u IN fiyc rods
square. Heretofore this plat grew
Hhrubhcfy and common garden weeds.
and the Improvement In consequence
Il very noticeable and striking, The
front lawn II laid out with pink. red
and white Rcranium plants and Dor.
drfcd with white and blue iobclln and
white naiaVo. Scattered over the
grounds are a number Of green and va
flegnted hailos and numerous very
beautiful ferns. a large cactus ~
the niEht blooming rericH. stands ma
jcHticniiy east Of the dwelling. itH'
height II nine feet and IL the largest
of it, Kind In the State,
The greenhouse II starred with In.
Vulnerable flowers that 10 the reporter
seemed 20 have suddenly burst forth
into bloom BY magic, anxious o. glori-
~ the place by their beauty. 4 bcau-
tlftil plant and one that Mr. Williams
a. 81 a.
monty called the crab cactus II In
among the best hloomerr and II always
In bloom at n season Of the year when
flowers are scarce 4 peculiar look
inF plant IN the EchlnocactuH WlallHeni.
or Finhhook Cactus, of which the In.
dlanr take the Hpiner 10 fish with. II
IL very Handsome and frce-blooming
plant. which Mr. Williams considers
worthy Of n prominent position among
his collection. The grated plants
elicit tho admiration Of everyone visit
lng the green house. The coreua fin-
golliformia. or rnt-tail cactus, N n fine
specimen. The reporter had never seen
one before. but Mr., Williams considered
II almost too well'known 10 require
description. A most wonderful and
curious plant. and exceedingly rare, II
the Anhnlonium nssuratum. II 70.
fembler AN Intricate piece Of carved
workmanship more than anything else
and II very beautiful. Large ana mag
nincent flowers arr grown ON the phyl-
locaotuH aibua Hupefbur, and aekerman-
nj. AIR Williams says the flowers on
these plants are no freely produced that
II their wants are Understood, cuttings
two inches hlGh viii often bear two or
three flowers.
Nearly all ~ these plants were on eN-
hibition al the Schlty reception In the
Joint building yesterday, causing those
who viewed them TO Imagine. for the
time being AT least, that poverty had
been entirely banlrhed from the earth
Numerous specimens Of palms.
fuchalaH. FcrnniumH and other flowers
We're also seen, and the city has lust
cause TO feel proud OF the manner In
which the plants and grounds are man
aged.