The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02

snas required to be filed In. sirsza IN.
- n..s .sIsfred to. the funds have not al
49, rwed the resumption oe .thss WORK.
"a Plans Tor laying cat tin nary are
- completed. 20 far as fhecruds pre-
asi1ilhary work Is concerned. There vst
Isihains to be made the piantsnx naan
the plan Tor the distrsbutkon ~ xrase-
ana for sewerage ansi drainage ana
oesaeTas for the several stras41,rr~ -
nafEisonize with the surrourdtnr~ ana
location. aAia
City Park.
In City park. tract OF forty acres.
sae Young and natural woods were So
Ihick and crowded THAI. most OF the
young trees were growing into ussain-
~ poles. out OF which no dessraaI.
landscape effects could be DEVELOPED.
Inc hrst work Of lar1iscapsng consist
cd IN removing the useless trees. thus
making room for such an ii zras desired
70 retain. and these we're found to no
IN groups OF both ooniferous and d.
csauous varieties These natuyul
sroi1ps are 10 situated that fhev al
ready produce desirable landscan.a r,er-
sssecliFes. which require further treat
ment In detail and additional miami.
ings IN order To produce a better color.
ing OF foliage and txagy for summer
and winter effects.
me funds available. however. were
ohiy sufficient to permit preliminary
Work The slasfing yet He's scattered
Upon the ground. and in dry weather
VIII Invite fire To destroy the trses re-
.aned Tor park use. or the blackberry
vines VIII over-run them next summer
and thus double the cost Of removal
later on. Tho force now en,pIovsd l.
engaged In clearing. stunning. plnuxb-
Ing ard cuitivating such onan .ra.s =.
are needed To make roosn for the over
eio"aed nursery, and also In putting
suen areas under proper and extended
eui.isation, so that in due time they
viii become the lawns and meadows
OF the park. The soil on the north end
and middle of the park has been found
70 Dc OF a much better quality than
That heretofore exposed.
IL Is desirable that plan should be
made, looking to systematic and oer-
mansnt improvement In case II ia
considered advisable TO draw up such a
plan. IL viii be necessary to take into
consideration the question OF locating
the reservoir. as this will cover a large
area and viii constitute a very impor-
tant feature In the laying out of this
park 1t Will therefore be in order to
determine whether the suggestion
made by this department IN last years
report be approved. with reference To
locating the reservoir upon the north
cast quarter Of the tEvet, constructing
IL 10 represent attractive lakes with
waterfalls, or whether a rectangular
reservoir b located upon the SOUTH
west quarter.
The work so far bestowed has made
evident the fact that 1t Is greatly IA
vored by nature In possessing single
trees and groups Of great scenic beauty
in addition 10 which Ii commands wide
and beautiful views of the Sound and
Also or Lake Union and Lake Wash
inston. Under these circumstances 1t
is desirable that 1t should be made
more available to the citizens than Is
at present the case. To effect this
would require nothing beyond the grad
Ing OF SOME grass-walks and drives.
which. following In graceful lines the
natural contour Of the ground. would
entail this expenditure of but little
money and time and would render this
park popular and enjoyable pleasure
resort.
1T IL respectfully submitted that a
servlstnry would prove a valuable adj
dition to the City park. more especially
during the winter months. Such a
structure could be erected by degrees.
as opportunity and funds permitted.
and a select aggregation OF desirable
and tropical plants could be obtained.
THE CITY NURSERY.
The area in the City park used by
this department has gradually and con-
ssaptiy increased since It's inceTaion.
Though the ground has been used for
the requirements of the nursery. yet
the cultivation and treatment so given
are both necessary and Invaluable in
providing for the development Of lawn
meadows and the picturesque and ef-
feetive grouping of the forest growth
retained for landscape purposes. II Is
not at present the aim OF the depart
ment to produce plants with large and
snowy tops al the expense of a proper
and ample root development: indeed,
tue &fbWti4 vi LING tNpiS 81 Tar mas
been proportionately greater than that
of the upper portion. and. as a conse-
duence, when such stock is perma-
neritly transYslanted into better soil and
placed under more favorable conditions,
the plaISs wa have abundance OF roots
to take hold Of their new location. and
this has already been demonstrated In
the case of stock removed from the
nursery 10 kinnear park.
.sThls department IS divided into the
following five suh-fepartments:
The dollhouse, hot beds and cold
frames. largely used In the propagation
or rare plants ard az tender plants for
the flower beds.
s'Sub-departnent. concerned with the
propagation Of plants by cuttings. hay
ers. divisions and seedlings.
'"Tfee perennial garden.
section devoted to the inurfng or
acclimating OF the less robust varie-
ties.
ssrhe regular nursery Of trees and
shrubs, treated In either beds or rows.
THE nursery already contains good
~ number OF valuable and choice ma
tive trees and shrubs. difficult 10 trans
plant successfully IN their native state.
but which, being nursery sssczed. are
In conzilfion far safe transpisntfng.
THE stock during the past year has
made q most excellent growth, and the
condition cf growth and development
to whlca 10 has now arrived demands