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lightful. A low meadow or bog-garden full of 

 marsh marigolds and bluebells would be charm- 

 ing and in the planting that has been previously 

 mentioned one would look for all those effects which 

 can be found in various parks and especially along 

 the borders of natural woods. 



A new game has been described under the name 

 of "arrow golf," which ought to become popular. 

 Like golf, it would make walking interesting. Its 

 arrows, decorated with colored feathers, would be 

 more easily found than golf balls. The bunkers 

 which form the hazards of ordinary golf and are 

 sometimes unsightly \vould be unnecessary. 

 There w r ould be greater freedom for the exercise of 

 skill in producing beautiful and varied landscape 

 effects. The expense of maintenance should be 

 comparatively small. 



In the chapter on Parks, some doubt was ex- 

 pressed as to the propriety of park commissioners 

 allowing portions of the parks under their charge 

 to be used as golf grounds and even going to the 

 expense of developing and maintaining such 

 grounds. Certainly such permission should not 

 be given where the land required is needed by poor 

 people, by great numbers of children, and by men 



