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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2489. View in Dundurn Park, Hamilton. 



To one familiar with the beautiful and ar- 

 tistic Suspension Bridge over the Niagara 

 river, what a feeling of depression comes in 

 viewing the present clumsy structure, which 

 is entirely devoid of beauty ; however, in 

 this case beauty is secondary to utility, and 

 we must submit without criticism ; but in 

 the park it is entirely different, for here the 

 highest ideal is that which most conforms to 

 beauty and harmony. How much better 

 for example, such a bridge as that repre- 

 sented in figure 2488 for crossing a stream in 

 a park; a structure that combines beauty with 

 durability, and will never offend the eye of 

 the most artistic visitor. 



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THE VALUE OF PARKS. 



VEN from a financial point of view, the 

 citizens of Canadian towns and cities 



can no longer afford to overlook the public 

 park. Not only is the town itself made 

 more attractive to a wealthy class of buyers, 

 and to people of cultivated taste, but the 

 value of real estate will also be advanced by 

 attention to the beautiful in landscape sur- 

 roundings. Kelsey in American Gardening 

 says on the subject : 



"Few persons, outside of those having 

 given these subjects special attention, apprec- 

 iate to what extent the development of a park 

 system accentuates the aesthetic and material 

 growth of an urban community, or how, 

 in order to secure the best results, the 

 improvements should be carried forward 

 under a comprehensive plan and fixed pur- 

 pose until the end is attained and the system 

 well established." 



The experience of almost every growing 



