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abundance of trees, in fact almost too many. 

 Its area is about 16 acres. Being easy of 

 access, it is a favorite resort in the evenings 

 and on Sunday afternoons and evenings. 

 Very slight improvements had been made 

 for many years till the season of 1904. In 

 October, 1903, the city appointed J. S. 

 Pearce parks superintendent, giving him 

 full control and supervision of all the city 

 parks, together with the trees on the streets 

 and boulevards throughout the whole city. 

 He was also given full authority to prune, 

 cut down, or trim out any trees that were 

 unsightly or out of place. Under his di- 

 rection a vast improvement has been made. 

 Some 1,600 trees were marked by him a 

 year ago last winter. Nearly all these have 

 since been cut down. The work was done 

 by people out of employment and cost the 

 city but little. 



The new superintendent laid plans for a 

 number of alterations in this park. 

 The band stand was moved to a more suit- 

 able place. A larger flower bed was made 

 near the center of the park. Some trees 

 were cut out. Much of the old shrubbery 

 was cleaned up or cut out and many of the 



flower beds were rearranged. These 

 changes have so improved the appearance 

 of the park as to cause the most favorable 

 comment. The next step was to plant a lot 

 of new shrubs, trees and perennials. The 

 general appearance of the park can be 

 judged from the cuts reproduced from 

 photos taken during the cummer of 1904. 

 queen's park. 

 This park has been cleaned up and put in 

 good order. Beds of flowers and shrubs 

 have been planted. Further improvements 

 have been made this year. A number of 

 small plots have been cleaned up and trees 

 and flowers have been planted. 



SPRINGBANK PARK. 



This park is situated four miles down the 

 river at the city waterworks, and contains 

 some 300 acres. It is beautifully situated, 

 with hill and valley, stream and forest. It 

 is a favorite resort in the afternoons and 

 evenings during the summer months. It is 

 under the control and management of the 

 Water Commissioners, who are gradually 

 improving it. The street railway have a 

 double track into the grounds. Nature 

 has done so much toward making this a 



Greenhouse and Surroundings, Victoria Park, London, Ont. 



