Excerpt from Ornamental Planting for Parks and Public Grounds In a word, to shut off from those within the park a view of such features of a town-like character, as absolutely define the limits of a park and take away the deceptive and pleasing effect of its uncertain area. The fundamental elements of any large park aro not its roads, walks, bridges, buildings, and other accessory features requisite for the public accommodation in the use of the grounds. These may rather be classed as necessary evils. The essential element is the landscape, its surface undulations of hill and dale, or lawn; its trees, shrubs, single or in mass, in grove or copse; its deep woods or open glades, and its broad stretches of greensward or water. All of these elements in their endless combinations are constantly modified by the varying conditions of the point of view, the atmosphere, and the seasons. The true ideal of park recreation, to persons worn by the harassing turmoil of city life, is the refreshing enjoyment of all that may be seen and felt amid the placid manifestations of nature embodied in the landscape. There is nothing really different in the general theory of landscape gardening as applied to the ornamentation of parks from that theory as applied to ordinary grounds. The apparent difference lies in the special application to some particular individual undertaking. In actual practice one park must be treated differently from other parks, this difference of treatment being dictated by the situation, surroundings, and topography. No general plan can be outlined that would suit the demands of every locality. The general idea and keynote, however, to most successful examples of park construction in this country (and there are no better examples abroad) is the simple and natural effects, or meadowlike stretches of lawn, circumscribed or bounded by ornamental plantations properly distributed and massed. The main repose and highest enjoyment of parks reside chiefly in these spots. The sense of quiet repose ministered to by a large lawn surface is not satisfied by picturesque ground, however vigorously it may be planted, and as the need for quiet repose in this workaday world is more constant than the need for vigorous stimulus, a lack of pastoral, meadow-like stretches of lawn in a large public park will always be felt by the habitual visitor to be a serious disadvantage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Popular Deciduous and Evergreen: Trees and Shrubs, for Planting in Parks, Gardens, Cemeteries, Etc;, Etc The preparation of the following pages has not been With intention to exhibit or inculcate anything specially new, but rather to put in plain, every-day accessible form some features connected With trees and shrubs for planting in streets, parks, private grounds, cemeteries, etc., and their value for such purposes, that would readily enable the improver of a new place to answer for himself a question often asked, viz., What shall I plant? I have endeavored, in plain language, to depict the leading prominent habits of trees, to give some What of the heights, etc., to Which they attain, and the soils in Which they best succeed. I have also ventured to suggest some of the places and positions in Which their use Will be most satisfactory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Price-List of Hardy Ornamental Trees, Hardy Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses, Bulbs, Herbaceous Plants, Fruits, Etc., Etc. For Parks, Cemeteries, Gardens, and All Public and Private Grounds, 1897 This is a carefully selected collection of the new lilacs which have attracted so much attention in the Arnold Arboretum for the past two years. All are fine and worthy of introduction. Medium sized, thrifty, grafted plants are offered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Price List of Hardy Ornamental Trees, Hardy Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses, Bulbs, Herbaceous Plants, Fruits, Etc. For Parks, Cemeteries, Gardens and All Public and Private Grounds, 1903 Azalea mollis, from Japan, is perfectly hardy and is one of the finest plants of recent introduction. The flowers are a rich orange, others are brilliant red, very large and abundant. This is now largely planted aiid should be in every garden. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.