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tributed over the island, with connecting 
canals making boat exercise most attractive. 
Besides this, bathing facilities are abundant 
and well provided for by the authorities. 
In addition to the other attractions of 
Belle Isle is a Zoological department, which 
however is only in its infancy. There is also 
a large greenhouse plant. 
The following from the horticulturist's re- 
port in the annual publication gives some 
idea of the plan pursued in planting in the 
smaller parks: “In the small parks through- 
out the city the arrangement of the groups 
was governed by several conditions. In some 
cases a collection of plants was used as a 
barrier to prevent people making foot paths 
across the lawns. In other cases they were 
used as a screen to hide objectionable views 
or to intercept the dust from the streets, and 
an aid in the protection of the verdure of the 
parks. Many of the parks were too small to 
carryout any landscape features, yet it w^as 
possible to so arrange plantations that all the 
boundaries of the park were not visible from 
any one point of view, and thus to a certain 
extent, hide their smallness. No one park 
can be said to be complete. Some parks 
need only a few plants to more fully round 
out certain clumps. Yet many especially the 
newer parks, need much, not only to produce 
landscape effects but a suitable amount of 
of those plats between double 
driveways. Also some attention 
was paid to the massing of plants 
of the same flowering period, and 
grouping varieties of the same 
genus.” 
The policy of the park com- 
missioners of Detroit, as set forth 
in their printed report is: “That 
the parks shall always be open to 
all citizens on absolutely equal 
terms, and none shall be given 
special privileges thereon or per- 
mittted to make use of them for 
any purpose not practically com- 
mon to all and consistent with the 
proper use of the parks.” 
From a perusal of the charges 
for boat hire and other amuse- 
ments and privileges for which 
charges are usually made in our 
public parks, it would appear 
BELLE ISLE PARK DRIVEWAY. that every eucouragemeut is given 
shade. The planting on the Boulevard was arranged to outdoor recreation and enjoyment, for the prices 
largely to produce vistas. This is especially true are certainly most reasonable and enticing. 
