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flower beds are very appropriate in this style of landscape 

 gardening. In large parks lakes and lagoons always give a pleas- 

 ing effect to the landscape. The rustic bridge, rustic garden seat, 

 summerhouse, boathouse, and greenhouse all add to the beauty 

 and attractiveness of any park and should not be overlooked. 

 In all our large cities, like New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Rich- 

 mond, Atlanta, New Orleans, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle, 

 Omaha, St. Louis, and Washington the student will find many 

 large and beautiful parks which should be visited and studied 



In a tropical city. 



closely. Some of the cemeteries in these cities will also prove 

 interesting studies in landscape work. The grounds surrounding 

 the hospitals, asylums, and public buildings in nearly all of the 

 large cities are models of landscape art and are worthy of notice. 

 In cities the streets should be wide enough to provide for a system 

 of parking on both sides of the street. If rows of trees and a few 

 ornamental shrubs and plants are set in the parking, the appear- 

 ance of the streets will be much improved. The garden boulevard 

 calling for an avenue of three or four hundred feet in width is 

 always a very attractive feature in any city. Much of the great 

 beauty of Paris, Edinburgh, and Washington is due to the wide 



