THE LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFUL 



it has at least not yet been frustrated. A city 

 government, which might easily have ruined 

 the aesthetic value of the whole magnificent 

 mountain, has fortunately let it alone. 

 There it stands. Upon its top and slopes 

 there are still to be found most of the 

 native species of trees. The drives and 

 paths wind along the slopes in a natural 

 and unconventional manner. And from 

 Observation Point the visitor still looks out 

 up the river over the rapids, down the river 

 to a far, hazy horizon, across to the east 

 where Mount St. Hilaire and Rougemont rise 

 out of the level, fertile plain, while down 

 below spreads the busy city. It is the 

 most inspiring outlook on the continent of 

 North America. It is the climax of Mount 

 Royal Park. 



Number Four. In Franklin Park, 

 Boston, Olmsted seems to have realized 

 the great opportunity of his life. Every- 

 thing considered, this is perhaps his great- 

 est work. He enjoyed here, to some extent 

 at least, what he did not find in Montreal, — 

 the sjmipathetic appreciation and encour- 

 agement of those with whom he labored. 

 The native landscape, moreover, while much 

 less spectacular than Mount Royal, was par- 



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