76 PARK AND CEA\ETERY. 
BOTANIC GARDEN, (SOUTH PARK) BUFFALO, N. Y. 
ledges of rock, fine old trees, groups of shrubs, or 
any other features of natural beauty, let the engi- 
ner study out a way to preserve them, without in 
any degree lessening the usefulness of his own 
work. 
I believe there is at the present time a tendency 
toward greater appreciation and love of art. Let 
me close this paper with the hope that all who read 
it will try to help forward this movement and give 
special attention to “Art out of doors.” 
Botanic Garden, Buffalo, N. Y. 
The accompanying map represents the plan 
adopted by the Botanic Garden, Buffalo, N. Y. 
The tract, generally known as South Park, was ori- 
ginally acquired for a local recreation ground, and 
upon the improvement of which considerable work 
was done. The present design is a modification of 
the first project, and was prepared under later in- 
structions to “provide means by which popular 
study of systematic botany may be stimulated and 
aided. ” 
The work as a whole, is only in its early stages 
as appropriations were not available until late in 
1894, but no time was lost in construction of the 
immediately necessary buildings and as much pre- 
paration for planting was done as was possible. 
Active work is now in progress and a valuable ad- 
dition to the botanical parks in the country will 
soon be an established fact. 
The educational advantages of the botanical 
garden are beyond question. Their value to the 
people at large cannot be estimated. The growth 
of our knowledge of plant life, and plant products, 
can in a very large measure be traced to the botani- 
cal garden as a centre, for here the science of 
botany is usually represented by a director of high 
standing and here are to be found facilities and 
possibilities for practical investigation and research 
which have undoubtedly resulted in great benefits 
