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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
RAILWAY STATION GROUNDS IN DARMSTADT. 
GARDEN SPOTS IN GERMAN CITIES. 
The two accompanying illustrations are reproduced 
from Moeller's Deutsehe Gaertner-Zeitung. One is part 
of the Railway Station Square of the city of Darmstadt, 
and the other is a small square in Dresden “Striesener 
Platz.” 
We may not quite agree with our German colleagues 
regarding the style of treatment given these squares 
yet we must admit that they are certainly better than 
the barren wastes or half maintained squares too often 
seen in our cities. 
Apropos of the railway station square, what a 
blessing it would be to the majority of our large cities 
if something could be done to have the main railway 
stations fronted by or partly surrounded by suitable 
parking. How pleasant for the travelling public to en- 
ter or leave through a properly designed and well kept 
square, and what a boon to the property fronting on this 
garden spot not to mention the great possibilities 
for a beautiful setting of a well designed railway sta- 
tion. J. J. 
SECURING LAND FOR’ THE SCHOOL GARDEN. 
The first serious obstacle to the school garden is usu- 
ally the apparent impossibility of securing land. The 
experience at Hyannis, Mass., may prove suggestive. 
They started by plowing a part of the lawn. Very 
soon a neighbor became interested in the garden and 
offered the use of a plot of ground which he had for- 
merly used for a garden, but which had for several 
years growm up to grass. The school agreed to culti- 
vate and fertilize this plot of ground, allowing him such 
vegetables as he desired for his own use ; the agree- 
ment to continue for at least five years. 
This plan has worked so well that there would now 
be little trouble to secure several plots of ground if the 
school could use them. 
In Boston, Philadelphia and other large cities vacant 
city lots have been utilized to the great advantage of 
all concerned. 
There are comparatively few schools which cannot 
be provided with land within half a mile of the school 
building without the expenditure of money. 
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SMALL SQUARE IN DRESDEN. 
