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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
the railway company, who will also 
have to provide for the maintenance of 
this park. 
What vegetation exists in Macleod 
shows a very vigorous growth where 
the soil is good, although the greater 
part of the town and surroundings have 
a very stony soil, with lots of gravel, 
and very high winds prevail. 
The vegetation around Red Deer on 
the other hand is very luxuriant, as the 
soil consists for the most part of heavy 
black loam, from 5 to 6 feet deep. A 
great number of trees grow naturally 
all around. Mr. Iverson says that on 
his first visit to this town, last Sep 
tember, he saw summer flowers and 
vegetables of a fine quality. 
The center of the oval garden on this 
plan will have a handsome and elabor- 
ate fountain basin. 
Fronting the station of Red Deer is 
the main business street generally 
crowded with wagons and other vehi- 
cles. The round flower bed, which may 
be seen in front of this street is meant 
to partially hide this ugly aspect. This 
street is 100 feet wide. In the center 
of this circular flower bed there will be 
a rockery. 
