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PARKS 



tical difficulties of making grass, flowers, shrubs and trees grow in such 

 regions, and the especially difficult problem of protecting them from destruc- 

 tion by the people themselves, make simplicity imperative. 



In sections of better class apartment houses a wider range of design may 

 be possible, but in general a formal design will more likely be in harmony 

 with the surrounding architecture than a park designed along more or less 

 naturalistic lines. 



In residential districts of slight congestion a wide range of treatment 

 may be possible, running from the severely formal to semi-formal and 

 naturalistic designs. Naturalistic designs are especially possible and appro- 

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PLATE No. 79. GENERAL PLAN OF LIBRARY PARK, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 

 (Cook and Hall, Ralph D. Cornell, Landscape Architects, Los Angeles.) 



This park of 5.53 acres is located near the center of the city. The heavy border plantings serve as a screen, 

 and the trees and stretches of lawn create a restful effect. 



The music shell and court and picnic terrace are special recreation features. Note the generous provision of 

 seats along the paths. 



