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IRISH GARDENING 



heat of the day — shade from a powerful and be considered as the botanical and horticultural 

 continuous sunshine — hence the avenues, in park, as in it there are no large playgrounds, 

 some instances miles long, planted with shade- It is given up to collections of trees and shrubs 

 giving trees. The evenings following these hot and herbaceous plants, and in it are the con- 

 days are warm and delightful for outdoor servatories, which are filled in season with 

 recreation, hence the parks are crowded, and different flowering plants. The park is situated 

 every unobjectionable form of amusement is on high undulating ground, with a fine view 



provided for the people. The parks are wel 

 liglited ; there are open-air concerts, dra 

 matic performances, bands, plenty of sittins. 

 accommodation, and 

 occasionally large fetes 

 and fireworks. In 



Rochester the park 

 commissioners own a 

 park band, which is 

 one of the most cele- 

 brated municipal bands 

 in the United States, 

 and which is often sent 

 to other cities. For 

 entertainment during 

 the daytime there are 

 golf courses, lawn ten- 

 nis grounds, baseball 

 grounds, athletic 

 grounds, swimming 

 pools, a zoological gar- 

 den, boating houses for 

 boats, and a splendid 

 river to row on. Tliesc 

 are not tri\ial matters. 

 All is done well ; the 

 courses and grounds 

 are well kepi ; there 

 are professionals to 

 teach the \- a r i o u s 

 games, and to super- 

 vise, and all is free ! 



UnonoDENDRONs AT Uiiaii.ANi) Park, 

 Rochester 



over the surrounding country from the pavilion. 

 The collection of trees and shrubs is exception- 

 ally rich, ri\ ailing the ."Vrnold .Arboretum at 

 Boston. The Pinetum is 

 one of the best features, 

 a fine broad curving 

 road passing through 

 it, so that the plants 

 can easily be seen and 

 studied, and as the col- 

 lection is very complete 

 and accurately named 

 there is every facility 

 for study. The Genera 

 Quercus and Berberis 

 are particularly well 

 represented, and there 

 is here one of the finest 

 collections of Lilacs in 

 the world. In the city 

 itself one of the most 

 remarkable features is 

 a long avenue with a 

 broad central space 

 ]ilanted with deciduous 

 Magnolias, a glorious 

 sight when they are all 

 in flower. 



\" i s i t o rs to New 

 \ ork city are generally 

 familiar with the Cen- 

 tral Park at the end of 

 Fifth .Avenue — a large 



I coidd write niucli 



more on this subject but space must be well kept space with broad roads, good 



reserved to say something about the parks trees, a lake, and a zoological garden, 



themselves. Rochester is fortunate in having readily accessible to the citizens. Visitors 



its parks nicely situated, and with fine views to that city will also recognise how impos- 



and bold landscape effects. The fine river is a sible it is to extend the park system where 



great asset to the Genesee Valley Park, in land is so scarce and valuable that sky- 



which park there are also some splendid old scrapers had to be invented to secure office and 



trees. .A notable feature is a collection of 480 dwelling space. In any case the \ew Norkers 



named species of Cratajgus, and a large number have grasped this fact, and they have gone 



of still undetermined species, planted in broad further afield for their parks, for these institu- 



borders along one of the main drives. Close to tions .American cities must have. Bronx Park, 



another drive is a continuous shrubbery planted some ten miles from central New A'ork, is one 



with native plants only. Highland Park may of the localities in which park activity is being 



