PARK AND CEMETERY . 
PLAN for a RESIDENCE TOWN 
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LANDSCAPE 
So seldom has a town foresight 
enough to start with an adequate 
landscape plan for its growth on 
lines of beauty and convenience, that 
the accompanying plan for Point 
Grey, British Columbia, is of partic- 
ular interest to landscape architects 
and students of city planning. 
The plan was prepared by Freder- 
ick G. Todd, landscape architect, of 
Montreal, and the following inter- 
esting facts are from Mr. Todd’s re- 
port on the plan to F. C. Gamble, 
Public Works Engineer, Victoria, B-C. 
Point Grey forms a bold promitory 
between English Bay and the North 
Arm of the Fraser River, and covers 
an area of approximately five and a 
half square miles. 
In studying the design for Point 
Grey it is assumed that it would al- 
ways remain a residential community, 
and for this reason it is not necessary 
or desirable to adhere to straight 
lines and regular lots. It is a well 
known fact that curving streets fol- 
lowing in general the contours of 
the ground are more suitable for 
residential property than are straight 
streets, and that when well and con- 
veniently arranged, the property on 
such curving streets brings a much 
higher price than if divided into reg- 
ular blocks by straight streets. Aside 
from the higher value of the lots, 
there is also a large saving in the 
construction of the streets when they 
are built as much as possible follow- 
ing the contours. 
In designing the arrangement of 
the streets and boulevards for Point 
Grey it has been of first importance 
to decide on a municipal centre, for 
especially with curving streets it is 
necessary to have, the design syste- 
matic and convenient, else there is a 
constant confusion and waste of en- 
ergy. This municipal centre, where 
would be located the village stores, 
schools and churches needed by the 
community, is placed on the com- 
manding plateau a little east of Cape 
Point Grey. From this municipal 
centre indicated by the '“Village 
Green”, radial streets extend in all 
directions giving convenient corhmu- 
nication with all parts of the commu- 
nity, with Vancouver, and with the 
outlying country. Cross streets 
connect all the property with the 
main boulevards at frequent inter- 
vals and make it possible to reach the 
various parks and beaches by the 
most direct route. 
From the Village Green radiate 
three main boulevards, beside the 
Marine Drive. 
It is suggested as shown on the 
plan that all steep slopes, both along 
the shore and in the ravines be kept 
as public parks. These would be of 
very little use for building purposes, 
while they will make the finest parks 
imaginable, and will be a great boon 
to the future population. 
The four ravines with the land 
between the Marine Drive and the 
water constitute such an extensive 
and valuable park, that the only other 
provision for park purposes deemed 
necessary was to provide a certain 
amount of level land where it w'ould 
be easily available for the different 
sections of the municipality to use 
as playgrounds and amusement parks. 
STREET PEAN FOR A CANADIAN TOWN SITE. 
Frederick G. Todd. Montreal, Landscape Arch. 
HOW TO SECURE INDIVIDUALITY IN GARDENS 
To secure individuality in small gar- 
dens, there is no better plan than con- 
fining oneself (mainly) to the species 
and varieties of an alliance of tribes 
(or cohort) of plants. The following 
hints refer to plants of a single group 
of the kind. 
Anybody buying and planting Mag- 
nolias, should always do so rather late 
in spring, and they should be well cut 
back if of any size. Any decent nur- 
seryman will so instruct you. 
Clematis of the large flowered type 
are best bought in pots, and care 
should be taken that they don’t dry 
to death. They are best planted in soils 
of a moist — but not wet — character. 
They are in fine shades of purple, red- 
dish and white. 
Cerdiphyllum Japonicum, “Katsura 
tree,” is a novel small tree from Japan, 
with leaves somewhat like those of a 
“red-bud,” and a compact upright 
habit of growth. The flowers don’t 
amount to much. The “Katsura” does 
best in a moist soil. 
Berberis Thunbergi makes a fine 
dwarf hedge on top of an embankment 
or within a retaining wall. It is cov- 
ered with crimson scarlet berries in 
early winer. It is not dear. Single 
plants are fine ; so, too are the purple 
leaved and evergreen “barberries.” 
They all have yellow flowers. 
Akebia quinata is a very clean hardy 
“vine” with divided leaves. Capital 
lor a clothes post. 
Pasonias, “planes,” are bidding fair 
to outshine roses. There must be a 
lot of “wizards” in this world that 
Carnegie hasn’t got in touch with, and 
they do great stunts, greater than the 
California character can ever hope to 
catch up to. 
They had the great Hall of the Mas- 
sachusetts Horticultural Society filled 
with thousands of blooms last June — 
in all shades from white, through 
pinks, etc., to deep crimsons and ma- 
roons, some deliciously scented. Small 
plants of these newer kinds may be 
