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NIGHT PHOTO OF HIGHLAND PARK GREENHOUSES, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
tropical plants, and the other for or- 
chids. 
The public shows its keen appreci- 
ation of these displays by visiting 
them in great numbers. 
J. J. Delaney, superintendent of 
parks, is much pleased with the result. 
The city is indebted to Mrs. Mary 
Starbuck for the gift of $20,000 for 
the erection of these houses as a me- 
morial to her brother, Alexander B. 
I.amberton, president of the Board of 
Park Commissioners. 
Lord & Burnham Co. erected the 
houses last year. 
ELABORATE FORMAL GARDEN IN CALGARY SQUARE 
Calgary, Alberta, has made plans to 
develop an elaborate formal garden 
and public square in its Central Park 
that will serve as a setting for an 
imposing soldiers’ monument and 
public library as well as one of the 
most elaborate examples of formal 
gardening. 
This tract includes a whole city 
block 685 x 283 feet, and will be laid 
out at a total estimated cost of $50,000, 
including a South African Soldiers’ 
Monument to cost $25,000. Superin- 
tendent Richard Iwerson of the Cal- 
gary parks, took special care to make 
this an original design, and believes 
that there are hardly any gardens like 
this one on the Continent. 
In the West part there will be a 
bandstand with two open wings, sup- 
ported by great pillars and furnished 
with seats and tables for use of vis- 
itors during rainy weather. At both 
ends at the rear two lavatories for 
both sexes are provided for. This 
bandstand will at the same time serve 
as platform for public meetings. 
In the centre of this formal garden 
the monument will be erected and 
flanking this, where the two circles 
are shown on the plan, there will be 
two fountain basins. Most of the 
planting will be in carpet beds, with 
Ulmus umbraculefera spread all over 
the grounds. 
On the South or sunny side, there 
are 20 arbors, furnished with tables 
and benches. These arbors have a 
frame of iron piping and are made 
of lattice work, which will be covered 
by different kinds of vines. 
On the East Side, is the Carnegie 
Library and there is no prettier spot 
in the whole city. In front of the 
main entrance to this library there 
will be erected a sculptured group 
representing the “Amazons” and this 
will be surrounded with beautiful 
fancy flower beds. 
The City has decided not to spare 
any labor or expense to make this 
one of the best formal gardens on the 
Continent, and to make it one of the 
sights of Calgary to visitors. 
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PLAN OF CENTRAL PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA. 
Richard Iwerson, Landscape Arch. 
