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cations it is sought to produce results that are good 
in themselves, and which by their isolation or their 
character shall not mar the harmony of the park 
when looked at as a whole. 
HORSE CHESTNUT TREE. 
Near the principal entrance for pedestrians there 
is a permanent oval plantation of evergreens, sur- 
rounded by a lawn that is skirted on all sides by 
gravel walks, the whole piece being several hun- 
dred yards long, and in a general way narrow in 
proportion to its length. Only an irregular strip of 
lawn with bordering shrub plantations on the outer 
ed°-e. and numerous shade trees scattered through 
it, intervenes between the tract mentioned and the 
street, along which an electric car line passes, its 
terminus opposite the entrance. Here on every Sat- 
urday and Sunday during the out-of-door season 
throngs pass in and out, stopping to rest under the 
shade thoughtfully provided for their comfort, or to 
enjoy the newly created verdure, and here they ex- 
pect to find something in the line of special floral 
decoration. 
This year the leading feature takes the form of 
four circular mounds, two at each end of the long 
oval group of evergreens described, each twenty- 
four feet in diameter. On top of each mound there 
will be a single large palm, (either a Phoenix or 
other variety that will endure the sun and wind), in 
a tub. The mounds will rise four feet above the 
level of the lawn, and probably will be terraced at 
about half their height, the ground above being 
sloped to meet the tubs, and both terrace and slope 
will be planted with wholly informal bedding 
plants — stiff, clipped carpet bedding having no part 
in the scheme. Between the four circles, two being 
the long way and two the short way of the perma- 
nent oval plantation of trees, the sod is removed to 
make large crescent-shaped beds curving outward 
from the trees, and these are to be planted for bold 
semi-tropical effects with Zanzibar Castor Beans, 
Cannas in variety and, at the front, with Nicotiana 
affinis and plants of similar character that retain a 
good appearance throughout the season. 
These crescents will be extremely effective 
against their background of dark evergreens, and 
they will harmonize in spirit with the stately palms 
on their flowery bases. The simplicity of this large 
design will be enhanced by the field of turf sweep- 
ing out in every direction with no trivial small beds 
to break it, but at several points, on the outer edge of 
the plat, there will be groups of palms in tubs, 
sunk below the surface, and across the gravel walk 
on the narrow outer stretch of lawns there will be 
numerous scroll beds of rather formal character. 
CORNL'S FLORIDA 
Mr. Gurney hints at unique features in the Park 
water garden this year, which I shall be alert to see 
and seize for the benefit of Park and Cemetery 
readers. Fanny Copley Seavey. 
