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Ninth avenue to Flatbush avenue ; thence along Flatbush 

 avenue to Vanderbilt avenue ; thence along Vanderbilt 

 avenue to Warren street ; thence easterly along Warren 

 street to Washington avenue, at the place of beginning. 

 The space bounded by these lines is as diversified in sur- 

 face and vegetation as any spot, containing the same 

 area, can possibly be. Nearly in the centre lies the new 

 Distributing Reservoir, from which a panoramic view is 

 obtained of the cities of New York and Brooklyn, the inner 

 and outer harbors, with their fleets of ships and steam- 

 ers, a large portion of New Jersey, Staten Island and 

 Long Island, with the Atlantic ocean beyond, stretching 

 far away in the distance. Within the park itself, a 

 succession of beautifully Avooded hills and broad green 

 meadows, interrupted here and there by a natural pond 

 of water, offers features of attraction which require but 

 little aid from art to fit it for all the purposes of health 

 and recreation, to which it is to be devoted. Nearly one- 

 half the area is wooded with trees of large growth, 

 many of them noble specimens of the oak, maple, hickory, 

 dog-wood, chestnut, and other varieties, securing the im- 

 mediate benefit of shaded drives. A fine level space of 

 sufficient extent and almost ready for a parade-ground, 

 and sheltered valleys where every description of plants 

 and trees may be successfully cultivated, complete the 

 advantages of a site so judiciously and providently se- 

 lected. The most elevated point within the enclosure is 

 the crest of the escarpment which surrounds the new 

 Distributing Reservoir ; this is two hundred feet above 

 the level of the sea, and not only overlooks the entire 

 area of the park, but commands the finest view which 

 can be obtained from the grounds. The ridge upon 



