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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
Music Grove, as the terminal architec- 
tural feature, the Greek Theatre already 
referred to. This theatre as planned 
would accommodate perhaps 15,000 peo- 
ple, Its size, however, could be ad- 
justed according to requirements. 
It may be well to add that the situa- 
tion of the Formal Garden in the Del 
Paso Park property is Acry favorable 
present channel of Arcade Creek, which 
runs parallel to the north shore of the 
Lake. In order to save both rows of 
trees along this part of Arcade Creek, I 
recommend that a new line this side of 
the Creek be established as the north 
shore of the Lake. Another advantage 
of this method would be the opportunity 
to plant the entire lake shore harmoni- 
Silver Fir, Sugar Pine, Willow Pine, 
and Big Cone Pine. These are only 
tentative suggestions. They would re- 
quire more study and consideration later 
on. 
The borders of these woodlands that 
touch on the Lake would have greater 
variety and include besides the Oaks 
possibly the Water Birch, the W'estern 
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for the execution of the proposed de- 
sign, first because the ground here is 
practically level. There is a difference 
of only six feet from the west to the 
east end of the Formal Garden, and 
less than ten feet from the north to 
the south. Secondly, it is desirable to 
have this feature close to the entrance 
of the park, as a greeting. 
(2) Zoological Gardens: The Zoo- 
logical Gardens need little explanation. 
It has been demonstrated by experience 
that a collection of animals is an in- 
teresting feature to attract people to a 
park. It might be advisable, therefore, 
to make a beginning with the Zoological 
Gardens, early. The collection could 
be added to from time to time. 
The Botanical Gardens, perhaps, could 
also be begun early for the same reason 
and it is possible that you might get 
the interest of some local or state scien- 
tific society and secure its co-operation. 
The State, itself, acting officially, might, 
for the sake of the education that a 
botanical collection would afford, be 
willing to assist in this connection. 
(3) The Lake: The attractiveness 
of a body of water of considerable size 
is unquestioned. The Lake as planned, 
is more than a mile in length, with an 
exceedingly interesting and varied shore 
line, about three miles in length. With 
proper planning, this body of water 
with the vegetation that could easily be 
established on its banks, would become 
the central landscape interest of the 
park. The Islands would add to its 
beauty. The construction of the Lake 
would require considerable excavation 
and grading. Yet, the situation is a 
favorable one. The dirt taken from the 
area which the proposed lake is to 
occupy would be used first in filling the 
ously. The balance of the dirt would be 
used to give a more undulating character 
to certain parts of the park, especially 
the broad area of woodland to the south 
of the Lake. 
In addition to the beauty of the Lake 
as a landscape feature, it is big enough 
to afford considerable pleasure as a 
centre for boating and bathing. 
The question of a permanent supply 
of water is one which the Committee 
will have to consider and decide. It 
seems to me reasonably certain that 
sooner or later an ample supply of wa- 
ter will lie needed for this park and for 
the surrounding private property. The 
city and these property owners ought 
to co-operate. If they did, it would be 
possible to establish such a Lake as is 
here proposed, as a reservoir which 
would serve the requirements of irriga- 
tion. If the Committee should con- 
clude that the Lake feature was not 
practicable, I could omit it in the final 
design. I hope, however, that it will 
not be necessary to omit the Lake, as 
the Del Paso Park property is at pres- 
ent rather dull and commonplace con- 
sidered as a public park, and it needs 
this Lake as its main attraction. 
(4) The Woodlands : The big wood- 
land to the south and west of the Lake 
would occupy over 150 acres of ground. 
In time, it would become an important 
all-the-year-round pleasure resort. It 
seems to me now, that in planting the 
emphasis should be placed mainly upon 
a variety of Oaks, such as the Coast 
Live Oak and the Interior Live Oak, 
the California Black Oak, the Maul Oak, 
and the Tan Oak. Then there would 
be cone-bearing trees, probably such as 
the White Fir, the Red Fir, and the 
Douglas Fir, the Incense Cedar, the 
Sycamore, Maples, and some Willows 
and Laurel. The same sort of planting 
would be carried along the Creek. The 
Woodland to the east of the Formal 
Garden and Greek Theatre and sur- 
rounding the Formal Garden on the 
other sides would probably be Eucalyp- 
tus and Acacia. The idea would be to 
plant these solid so as to establish a firm 
wall or background and separate ef- 
fectively the Formal Garden from the 
informal features beyond. This is a 
point of importance, as otherwise there 
would be a conflict of the different ar- 
tistic ideals which should dominate 
these different features. 
(5) Golf Course: The area set 
aside for the Golf Course does not call 
for much explanation. If necessary, 
it could be somewhat enlarged, or it 
could be omitted altogether and this 
territory treated as a part of the big 
woodland scheme. This is a question 
for the Committee to decide. 
(6) Recreation Field: The space 
set aside for the Recreation Field is 
ample and probably would not come 
into active use until the population of 
Sacramento had increased, especially in 
the neighborhood of Del Paso Park. 
(7) The Tennis Ground: This 
ground, like the Recreation Field, might 
not be much used for some time. It 
would be a good reserve, however, and 
might be useful at once for occasional 
popular public gatherings. 
(8) Children’s Flonse and Garden : 
This, in my opinion, is an essential fea- 
ture and ought to be established at the 
start. Anyone who visits the Children’s 
House and Garden and the Playground 
in Golden Gate Park appreciates the 
popularity of this feature. There would 
be some choice as to its best location 
