PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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■enters through the ivj'-covered en- 
trance to a most inviting and restful 
reception room. Tlie spacious con- 
servatory is so arranged that by fol- 
lowing directions one may see every 
department without danger of retrac- 
ing. The collection of palms, tree 
ferns and other tropical plants is 
much finer than that shown at the 
Columbian exposition, and the stu- 
■dent of the economic side of plant life 
finds abundant material in the coffee, 
tea, spices and dyes represented. One 
of the conspicuous features of the 
lily pond is the Victoria regia, the 
great water lily of the .\mazon. The 
glo.xinias were at the time of our 
visit a prominent attraction, the va- 
rieties representing the most delicate 
markings or the richest and most in- 
tense shades of color. The chrysan- 
themum room, is well filled, and 
promises to give the annual display 
for which it has gained a wide rep- 
“THE RAVINE, ' IN SCHENLEY P.VRK, 
I^iglit streaks at left show lines of bridle path. 
DRIVEWAY PLANTING, SCHENLEY PARK, PITTSBURG. 
Note how every other bush has been cut out to give others full development. 
simple tribute of inire water where 
city water is none of the best is prov- 
ing a memorial more appreciated. 
The water is sterilized, cooled chem- 
ically^ without the use of ice, and 
brought to the public through a bub- 
bling mouthpiece, thus abolishing the 
public drinking cup. 
The general plan of the park has 
been to mass' the exotics on the nat- 
ural slopes, leaving the more rugged 
scenery as nearly as practicable in its 
primeval state. On the one side we 
may behold the best of landscape gar- 
dening; on the other nature’s majesty 
and grace. 
The path past the conservatory 
leads along the side of a lily pond 
where Nymphaeas, blue, pink, yel- 
low, and our incomparable native 
white strive for supremacy. Beyond 
is the Panther Hollow bridge, read- 
utation. All plants are well kept and 
distinctly labeled, the latter feature 
being one greatly appreciated by the 
general public. 
Between the conservatory and the 
Technical Schools is a monument 
worthy of note in that it is one of 
two raise.d by popular subscription to 
men still living. It is surmounted by 
a life-size bronze statue, and is a 
memorial to Edward M. Bigelow, the 
“Father of the Farks,’’ and rests on 
a raised mound covered with the 
trailing Memorial Rose. 
Scarlet geraniums are massed 
along the pathway leading to the Li- 
brary entrance, their bright color con- 
trasting beautifully with the light 
grey sandstone. Just opposite is a 
simple shaft of Quincy granite, a 
memorial to Christopher Lyman Ma- 
Gee. It was he who gave the “Zoo” 
to Highland Park; yet possibly this 
CURVED DRIVE, WITH I.INES OF PLANTING DESIGNED 
TO HARMONIZE WITH LINES OF THE ROADWAY. 
