New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-02
TREES IN PROSPECT PARK.
THE PLEASURE GROUND OF BROOKLYN.

The original designers OF central 1'rk aiSo
planned Prospect Park. Brooklyn, but so much
better has the original design been carried out IN
the Brooklyn pleasure ground that with Its
superior natural advantages 1t has more IMAM mace
Ia the disparity in age, and there are many who
say that it surpasses its New-York rival ~ every
way. When one asks the reason he is told that the
Park Btq1d is made up of "eninently respectable
men, who do not esteem politics as an essential
element in Park management, and consequently do
net let the grohuds wild, while Vany trying 10
settle pohtica! and personal differences" Polce-
men aud aborers are employed on civil service re-
form principles and retained SO long as they are
efficient that Pat - Malouey once on his cart
has no fear Of being told to get down and let Dennis
Murphy whose ideas Oh government and hnanre
are somewhat different climb into his place. Some
of the policemen have grown gray in tine service
and are sand to make mp what they lack in agility
by their familiarity with the grounds and the
fondness they have for them bred of this long
familiarity. Nevertheless the Park las not had
the treatment it should have had or which 1t would
have received had the superintendent aud gar
dencr had means 10 carry out their ideas. 10 keep
grounds IN good order. and to treat growing panta-
lions that the original design may be carried oat'
require money. and this, ii is asserted, those III
charge of the work lave not had enough OF.
The visitor TO Prospect Park finds that one o! its
most attractive features from botanical point of
view is the plantation of evergre"ns on the slopes
of Breeze Hill Here the cypress, the henlOck the
bota and others of their kind with their dark
green foliage are grouped together as much after
the manner vi nature as possible. with the inter
mediate spaces and the openings below them filled
10 with beautiful specimens of the Thudodcndron
and other evergreen shrubs The slopes are thcklv
set the tees and shrubs rising above the other
from the level ground to the top of the ridge, and
oil, ma of dark There
particularly fine specimens of the cypress and hem-
lock- The yew tree is here in variety, and kalmias
and azaleas are in pTOfUsIOn, and away up the
slope are found magnificent hohes with their
brilliant rcd berries partly hidden among the dark
green leaves.
9" That is a veritahle English holly said Gar
dener Dicknson.,pl ncking twlg from one. ne
very same kind with which the Old man decorated
the picture OF the old gentleman in reake1 beard
with ruff around his neck and the words below
him, Lord keep nv memory Green. o.-.
There is also particularly fine gronp OF OIlehth
spruce labes OTIentallS on the opposite side oil Inc
HILL and three Austrian pines reach out Their
Tireas or hrs, in different varieties are
found here and there on on TIN, tnIs p, s"'f,
Another noteworthy feature OF ine lar ,.,.' Is
found along the Promenade Drive, where Tor some
distance al "A graceful turn in the road row al
shapely English clms borders IT on either side me
trunks are straight and smooth and show "a healthy,
sturdy growth. With their round, compact, sym
metrlca bodies they are p 'aslng to the eve; ana
taken all in all they form as hne collection OF TINS
For their greater protection raised glaSSp" nave
been made around their trunks lHcIosrd WIN
borders of masonry. Not far away may be found
handsome English linden ,tliia EurOpea arg nt"a AID
also an American linden tina Americana. the urNt
with smaller leaf showing SIlVefy white on the
under side ind retained longer IMAM that Oh us
American cousin
SPECIMENS OF THE WEEPING ELM.
The lover of the curious and whimsical in nature
may find in this same part of the grounds two or
three examples OF the Campcrdown elm ulmus Cam
perdowniu. more popularity known as The weep.
Ing elm One of these Is on the margin OF the lake,
nearly opposite Duck Island. Its straight stem
rises ten twelve feet Ike post, nom the top OF
which the Campcrd0wn or weeping part grated on
the stem OF normal elm when II was \oun4I !
spTaWls ont and hangs down IKE the legs Oh
gigantic spider In passing TINS spot on" NAV
observe that III places the und"rErowth mas oeen
cleared away tG give young trees more ght aud
ar and thus aid their growth. and Z, afford
cmp~rs of the lake Another Campcrdown stands /
on a ,p,uul several feet high at one side Of the
approach 10 the aIchway known the Ridge Cleft
Snan which he-IeS having ITS top weep IN the |
most approved fashion has lt> two main branches 80
coutortrd that they resemble IA shape par OF |
handy legs. About tool ami a nan ron !he |
GROUND the trunk divides into Two branches, which !
after iii ycrginC at aH ohtuSe angie r. turh ON mem
selves aud croNs-huggWG earh oiurl 80 NIHtN !
that they have actually grown totcthrT-i forming |
diamond shaped opening. From his bond Of union !
they dNcTgc again, anC, spread ONT Win thIu |
branch almost horizontal p'd"", the tops OF |
minor branches trailing 300 places on the ground. |
a weeping ash m another place is well worth look
troops It's melancholy branches At the ,lde oil the
Last Drive few PAGES from the main entrance.
Near the Shelter House, which corresponds some |
what 70 the Casino in Central Park, there Is Iittle
plantation of p.ane-tceS .FlaiannS Treniail~,
underneath which Is a green sWald These trees /
have jhryen well, and have nice ~ITdI gnu HuuhS ga"
compact bodies. In appearance iHcF somewhat |
resemble the maple or I"ih'r The ,r,A ne lL an !
sycamore iplatan1s occd'uialS,. Ihr green !
beneath the Trees Is apparently, sacred 20 |
some Egyptian geese that S,i2dtIe lc'ur.I{ |
graceful nccks. much 10 the delight OF ladies' /