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PARKS 



Desirable Landscape Characteristics. Desirable landscape characteristics 

 in large city recreation parks are: 



1. Topography. While there are some very beautiful and useful large 

 parks in America where the topography is predominatingly level, on the 

 whole it is more desirable to secure an area that presents some elevations 

 of varying heights plateaus, mesas or lowlands; water, either in the form 

 of brooks, creeks, rivers or lakes or more of these different water forms, or 

 places where bodies of water can be readily created. 



2. Botanical features. Botanically desirable features are tree growth 

 either in the form of extensive woodlands or clumps of trees scattered here 

 and there over the area, shrubs along borders of woodlands, especially along 

 the boundaries of the park and here and there along the borders of water 

 areas and other locations; grassy glades and meadows; wild flowers, ferns, 

 mosses and other flora. 



PLATE No. 84 

 THE CHILDREN'S QUARTERS, GOLDEN GATE PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 



This section of Golden Gate Park is equipped with a large variety of facilities for the play, amusement and 

 entertainment of the children. It is a never failing source of interest to the parents as well. The picture illustrates 

 an average Sunday attendance at the Children's Quarters. 



