238 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



Accessibility should also be taken into account in 

 selecting locations for parks, but the character of 

 the land is of greater importance, as one can easily 

 travel a long or short distance. 



Assuming that a city, with the assistance of a 

 landscape-gardener, has secured one or more tracts 

 of land and placed this under the control of a park 

 commission, the next step would be the making 

 of suitable plans for park development. A park 

 might be planned directly on the ground it occupies 

 by a skilful landscape-gardener, but, usually, it 

 is advisable to have a topographical survey and 

 plat made so that one, by looking at this, can ob- 

 tain a comprehensive idea of the extent and lie of 

 the land, the area covered by forest and by any 

 existing water, marsh, cultivated ground or rock. 

 Even with such a plat, it is advisable to study the 

 land itself, noting all the features of special interest, 

 the views outside of the park as well as those within 

 its limits, and the favorable locations for such 

 walks and drives as may be needed. The direc- 

 tions given with regard to walks and drives in home 

 grounds will usually be applicable in a public park. 

 The designer should always remember that drives 

 and walks are for use, that they should go where 



