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towards the west. This open space can 

 be gravelled as the town feels itself able 

 to do it and the bandstand erected. The 

 curve of the trees will protect it from 

 the prevailing winds from the west and 

 make it a snug sheltered place. 



The next thing will lie marking off the 

 paths as the location of the tree groups 

 will depend on where they are. To do 

 this I would suggest the purchase of a 

 thousand twelve inch flower pot stakes. 

 They are white and easily seen, very 

 cheap and will also he useful for mark- 

 ing ofT thi' ti\'c groups. 



Markino^ the raths. 



F.ach small square on the plan is one 

 yard, so it will not l)e difficult to locate 

 anything on the ground. I'hero need 

 not be much time taken up u ith accurate 

 measurements with a tape line, '^ood 

 enough results can he obtained by care- 

 ful pacing. I-Aery outline is tlexil>le ami 

 may be m< >\ ed ;i foot or two. one way or 

 the other, bnt in gtMu-ral the plan slionld 



be adhered to. Particularly is this neces- 

 sary in the case of the walks, which are 

 in long sweeping curves. They must not 

 be crooked. The bold outlines of the 

 groups should be adhered to, as these add 

 very greatly to the effect. The walks 

 should be six feet wide and a long piece 

 of twine will be necessary to lay them 

 out. Mark the ends and three or four 

 points along the walk, measuring from 

 two sides of the park, stretch the line 

 loosely along these points ami then use 

 the pot stakes to get the sweeping curve 

 cfTect on the balance of the line. The 

 entrance iroiu the outside shouhl always 

 l)e at right angles to the street for a few 

 feet at least. 



After a walk has been lai<l out it 

 should be marked with a few stout pegs 

 and the pot stakes used for another one. 

 The oinline of the walk can easily be 

 l)icked up again from these permanent 

 stakes and the iiriginal curve re-establish- 

 ed with the line and small slakes when ic 

 comes to be tinished. 



