242 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



With parks of somewhat larger area and greater 

 width but still of moderate size, lawns and walks 

 will be introduced, but if there is a street along at 

 least one side of the park, probably no drive into 

 or through it will be required. 



With still larger areas, drives will be introduced 

 at first relatively near the boundary so as to leave 

 large, uninterrupted, open spaces centrally lo- 

 cated. These drives are for the purpose of helping 

 those who ride to see the scenery of the park. In 

 places, such drives will pass through wooded areas, 

 then emerge into the open, perhaps on an elevation 

 of land commanding a view of an extensive lawn 

 or lake within the park, or a range of hills or other 

 object of interest far beyond its boundary. Thus 

 a park drive will be given variety, making it inter- 

 esting in itself as well as placing it w r here it will 

 command views of the scenery for which the park 

 exists. 



GROUNDS FOR GAMES OR RECREATION 



As parks increase still further in size, there can be 

 no doubt as to the propriety of allowing such sports 

 as tennis, croquet, and the less strenuous games of 

 ball to be played on the more extensive lawns, but 



