That they abstain from loud talking, singing, whistling, or other disturbing and unnecessary noises:

That they ride or drive no faster than upon a walk, if they have with them horses or carriages:

That they bring upon the grounds no fire arms, fire crackers or other explosive substances, refreshments other than water, and abstain from smoking during ceremonies of interments:

That they leave no horse or horses in the grounds, unattended, without fastening:

That they refrain from entering any lot which is occupied, without the special leave of the proprietor, and abstain from plucking any flowers, either wild or cultivated, or breaking or injuring any monument, railing, shade tree, shrub or plant whatever:

That they refrain from writing upon, marking, or in any respect marring or defacing any tablet, monument, tree, head stone or structure, in or belonging to the Cemetery:

That, if they are under twelve years of age, they are attended by some person who will be responsible for their conduct:

And, that they observe, in all respects, such rules of decorum and propriety as shall be harmless to the Cemetery, inoffensive to other visitors, and befiting well bred visitors to the resting places of the dead.

XXIV. Any person who shall violate any of the foregoing rules, shall be expelled, and thereafter excluded from the Cemetery Grounds, and subjected to the severe penalties which the laws in such cases impose.

N. B. The Superintendent is invested with authority to expel disorderly persons from the grounds.

NOTE. The observatory, when erected, will be attended by the Superintendent of the grounds, who will furnish visitors with telescopic and other glasses, and will prescribe the time during which visitors may occupy the galleries. Artists employed by lot owners to sketch any portion of the Cemetery Grounds, or the landscape around, will be admitted to the observatory gratuitously, but will be restricted to such hours as will interfere the least with the convenience of general visitors.

Suggestions,

EXTRACTED FROM THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY, PUBLISHED IN 1850.

DURABILITY OF IMPROVEMENTS.

The permanence of sepulchral architecture is an object so desirable, as to entitle it to special. attention. The dilapidation and disfigurement of structures reared for the dead, has been too common to excite surprise, but can never be witnessed without pain. Knowing as we do the numerous causes of decay and displacement, which are ever in action, it should be made a primary consideration to guard against them. Respect for the dead-respect for ourselvesand a just regard for the taste and feelings of all whom either affection or curiosity may attract to the Cemetery, demand so much, at least, of those who shall make improvements in Green-Wood. This is a matter, obviously, in which all are interested-for whatever the precaution and care used by some, if others through inattention suffer

their grounds and monuments to become squalid and ruinous, painful contrasts will soon offend the eye, and the entire grounds will suffer a serious injury.

It is not indeed possible wholly to prevent the ravages of atmospheric influences, but proper care in the erection of the structure will greatly counteract and long retard them, while those who shall see fit to take advantage of the provisions made by the charter for the preservation of monuments and inclosures, may insure their integrity and beauty for ages to come. With the view to promote this result, the ensuing suggestions are offered.

INCLOSURES OF LOTS.

Various modes may be adopted, according to varying circumstances. Those most in use are, hedges, posts and chains, posts and bars, and iron railings. These will be noticed in order.

HEDGE INCLOSURES.

These may be formed of various kinds of plants, but those best adapted to Cemetery purposes are the box and the arbor vitæ, which are evergreen; the privet or prim, and the osage orange. The hawthorn is sometimes used, but being the native of a humid climate, its leaves often fall in

August or September, making it less desirable than some other plants.

For small plots the box is perhaps the best, as it is of slow growth, and does not for a long time attain such height as to exclude the circulation of air so necessary to the growth and luxuriance of the grass and shrubbery within the lot. For large plots the arbor vitæ is most suitable, as it presents at all seasons, if properly set out and trimmed, a screen of truly beautiful verdure. Hedges are not suitable for lots which have much descent, as the loose earth about the stems and roots is liable to be washed away by heavy rains.

POSTS AND CHAINS.

This mode of inclosure is objectionable. The chains are extremely liable to rust, and as they do not bind the posts firmly together, and are frequently used as seats and swings by children, they soon get out of place, and of course present an unsightly appearance.

POSTS AND BARS.

Inclosures of this kind are substantial, and if not so generally introduced as to produce monotony, appear well. Various kinds of stone are used for posts, comprising granite, marble, and sandstone. Care should be taken that whether for chains or bars, no posts should be used but