PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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worthy subjects, and the Circle in Euclid avenue, 
now under process of construction, should be made 
an imposing and beautiful central entrance or gate- 
way to the park system, while similar entrances to 
the various parks are also greatly to be desired.” 
The views given are of characteristic scenes in 
three of the parks, for the use of 
which we are indebted to the Park 
Commissioners by Mr. F. C. Bangs, 
secretary. They need no explanation, 
but speak for themselves. Rockefeller 
Park, the gift to the city of Mr. John 
D. Rockefeller, contains many pleasing 
scenes of varied beauty, and will 
prove a popular park from its beautiful 
drives and walks. Garfield Paik is 
rich in sylvan scenery. Shaker Heights 
Park is still in process of general im- 
provement. It possesses characteris- 
tics peculiarly its own, having nu- 
merous springs, and a wealth of pic- 
turesque beauty connected therewith. 
Like most of our larger cities, 
Cleveland is in need of small down 
town parks, and it is gratifying to 
note that the important question is 
receiving due consideration. 
The smoke nuisance has very de- 
leterious effects on the planting of the 
parks and squares contiguous to manu- 
facturing districts, and Cleveland 
suffers from this like her sister manu- 
facturing municipalities, but the ques- 
tion is carefully studied to keep up the 
best appearance possible under the 
circumstances The nursery, at the 
close of 1899, contained the following; 
22,004 trees, 49, 1 53 deciduous shrubs, 
11,093 evergreen shrubs, 21,898 coni- 
ferous evergreens, 7.198 vines and 
climbers, 35.971 hardy perennials, 
4,311 bedding plants; in all 151,628 
plants, valued at $23,588.30. During 
the year 1899 there were planted out 
over the system 70,121 plants, which 
corelating with the inventory of the 
nursery, emphasizes the value of such 
adjuncts to a park system. 
There are many interesting details given in the 
last report of the commissioners, not the least im- 
portant of which is that regarding “Children’s 
Day,” which is a day set apart by the Board to be 
celebrated each year in a fitting manner. The last 
day of May is the appointed date, and the park 
authorities try to make it a more especially inter- 
esting and attractive occasion for the children. All 
the lawns are opened and everything possible done 
for their comfort and pleasure. There is an excel- 
lent suggestion in this feature of park management, 
for there can be no more vital agency to make the 
public parks understood and appreciated than to 
create an interest in the minds of the young. The 
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value of leading children to practically consider 
their own personal interest in the city’s parks can 
hardly be overestimated in many directions. 
Many of the bridges in the parks are very 
massive in their construction, and designed as 
monumental features. They have been planned for 
solidity as well as for beauty and will long remain 
as striking objects of park embellishment. In 
