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OKi^AMEXTAL GARDENIXG. 



Fig. 114,— GARDEN BOULEVARD, 



Such an avenue gar- 

 den, in good shape, ex- 

 tending either as a main 

 feature of a system of 

 boulevards and parks or 

 not, for one or any num- 

 ber of miles through a 

 town, with Avide circles 

 at central points, sup- 

 porting town halls, art 

 galleries, museums, con- 

 servatories, or other edi- 

 fices, and small circles 

 at junctionswith streets, 

 containing monuments, 

 statuary, or fountains, 

 present an array of fine 

 qualities difficult to 

 equal. Add to this the 

 area that on each side 

 throughout the length, 

 is embraced by private 

 grounds, with residences 

 setting back, let us sup- 

 pose, at an average dis- 

 tance of about thirty 

 feet, and altogether a 

 garden is presented in 

 effect, about five hun- 

 dred feet wide, from 

 house to house, and 

 stretching far away, 

 which for grandeur, 

 richness, variety, and 

 healthfulness, stands un- 

 equalled by any other 

 kind of town garden. 



