The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-09
Only = Few Suggestions.

Only = Few Suggestions.
Mr.. EDITOR: 1t was with real
pleasure that / noticed an in
crease in the appropriation for park
improvements. Frequent drives
through Kapiolani Park have late
~ impressed me- as never before
with the possible beauties OF the
place. A few suggestions from
mere locker on may not be entirely
out of place, provided, Of course,
they be made with courtesy. 1
have no doubt our worthy commits
sioners are often at their wits ends
forgive the intimation that there
is any end to their wits) for ideas.
They are none of them able to give
their whole time to the work. All,
believe, have other occupations,
which are quite engrossing. The
time and thought, therefore, which
they do give, should be highly APP
preciated by those who share none
of their labor and responsibility.
We do appreciate it, gentlemen.
that is the reason we so often
drive there, but with your kind per-
mission / will put just one plea for
little variety.
One of the chief charms Of our
city is in the variety Of foliage
made possible by our lovely eli
mate. In the park wherever we
turn we are confronted by the
somber, funeral ironwood trees.
They herald our approach, they
shake their slender tips at Us from
every direction. They are like
hearse plumes, and their monotony
of outline is only equaled by the
poplars of Lombardy. The wind
walls through them like the cry
of a lost soul, and the effect is
mournful in the extreme. In this
summer land, where palms of 80
many varieties lift their graceful
crests high in the air, is it exactly
fair to give US such superabund-
ance of mournful pines.
l am told that our most elegant
royal palm will not flourish in the
sandy soil of the park. am truly
sorry for this, but there is the date
palm. Who has not admired the
avenue at the Queens Hospital 2
With this in mind, imagine on
avenue from the bridge to Mr..
Campbells. It would equal the
far-famed avenue of royal palms in
Rio Janeiro. Then how about an
avenue of Ponceana Regia2 There
might be one or even two avenues
of iron woods; they would then
prove an attraction, and we would
call them tall, feathery and grace
full, but do not, beg, crush us with
iron woods. The algeroba, which
grows everywhere, is much moro
beautiful; it is genuine shade
tree. There is an awful rumor
afioat that these lace-like beauties
are to be sacrificed to an iron wood
Moloch. Heaven forbid! We could
never ask then: Have you been
to kapiolani Park?" but: /" Have
you seen our pine forest?" Just
one more Objectionable cottony
cushion blight is very fond of the
iron wood. A word to the
wise." OIL gentle commissioners,
to drop now from the trees. 1t is
charming to see 80 many pond
lilies, but where the white
variety, lovliest of all? 1t grows
in some parts of Honolulu. There
we remember that in "Erin's green
isle " the tender blue forget-me-
not +" trails it's blossoms in the
streams. / saw beautiful bed of
this dainty flower in the garden of
the Chief Justice some years ago.
And think of the ferns and the
many, many vines, oh! so lovely.
Surely we could spare few iron
woods to make room for a little
variety. ANN ARBoR.