New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12

feature n the Park That IS rs situation. L
l. within two or tire. minutes walking distance
from the Fast Drive but not even a glimpse o.
b can be seen from the drive itself. Everybody
who visits the Park in carriage will have 10
take shor. walk Z SOC the roses ana the
aquatic plants that will aoon he nourishlng In
,hc new garden and bicycle riders will be under
tho necessity Of taking their wheels with them
along the walks
70 reach the rose garden the best way r. 70
leave the East Drive a. tho first place for dis
mounting from cayrieges On the letthand side
after going into the Park ~ the main entrance.
few steps from tho drive there Is an arbos
with pleasant resting places. from which most
charininy views can be had ~ The Vale or Cash
more The beauty ~ the vale was at Us height
about fortnight ago when the rhododendTons
were IN FUN flower. but IT - always a charming
place To- visit, After passing the arbor, from
which. indeed. the new garden be deserted.
a turn to the right and the descent OF a short
hul bring one t. the roses and the basins which
VIII An u short time bee ahlaze with sweet and
wDndr1us blossoms.
EX-COMMlSSiONEK SQUlERs PLAN
The !ica ~ making 1000 garden here orgl-
mated fl the fertile mind ~ Frank Squ'er. TIE
Park Commissioner during the administration
OF Mayor = lliffHl " Ntl INV II Wa eHt'''
nshcd. playground for children was laid out
between the East Drive and Flatbush-ave.. just
To- the cast OF mo Vale Of Cashmere. Years ago
there was . carrousel n merry g)-round In opera
ton There. and AZ that time It Is believed that
children mad, use Of the tract set apart FOR
their epcclal benefit, Later the mcrry-go-round
was transferred 20 she vicinity Of the picnic
grounds. ana after that the children who visited
the playground were few and far between. There
was nothing to attract them there and It was
ar out-of-thc-way place II was stretch Of
open ground covered with gravel. perhaps 500
fee, long and 100 feet wide. II was surrounded
with trees. but was barren ana unshaded
Mr. squier saw that the playground was use
less "a he found II. The children OF Brooklyn
could not Toe induced to go there 70 play. They
greatly preferred the grass and the trees and the
swings and other things In which little folk de-
liVht He came 10 the conclusion that this space
could be put - much better use and under his
direction rose garcen was planned. with three
water basins as prominent features.
NEARLY TWO THOUSAND ROSE PLANTS
Work was begun more than a year ago. and last
year nearly two thousand rose bushes were
pIauted They embrace perhaps half hundred
varieties Although they have had less than
voor,s growth I'm their present location. they are
now blooming in profusion. Many % the roses
arc hardy. but others will need protection during
the winter months The rose garden is inclosed
by trees on all sides. and pleasantly winding
walks enable visitors to reach all parts OF H.
As vet the roses have only wooden labels. with
the names written in pencil. Many of the names
are already illegible. and few can be read from
the walks The interest Of most visitors VIII be
increased when the names Of the various species
can be learned with ease. and 1t Is the intention
OF the Park authorities to provide permanent
labels of zine on which the names will be plainly
inscribed These labels will be set in the ground
near each group.
ON the outer edges Of the rose garden many
towering shrubs have been planted They in
cludc rhododendrons. mountain laurel, azaeas
spreas andromedas. climbing roses hyperlcum
evringas etc. Just now the mountain laurel Is in
the perfection Of it's beauty and no farer sight is
TO be found within the borders of the Park.
BASINS FOR FISH AND FLOWERS.
The attention Of every visitor to the rose gar
don will be arrested at once by the three basins
that stand In a row in the middle. They are on
three different levels. the walks between them
having slight ascent as one goes from the north
end toward the south The most northerly is to
he used FOR native water-les and other water
plants the middle one Will contain exotic water
plants and the one near the southern end Is in
tended for goldfish and carp.
The last-named is already in use, and the FISH
which have been placed in 1t seem as much at
home as they did In the big lake that was their
former habitat Running water is supplied here.
The basin is about forty feet in diameter. and
perhaps four feet deep. The fish may be distinct
y seen In the clear water and they are objects or
unwearied interest to children who chance that
way.
The central basin is oval in form. with length
OF nearly sixty feet and width OF thirty. The
water in II will be kept at temperature OF w
to 30 degrees by means Of boiler that VIII be
hidden under the bank on the west side OF the
garden. The excavation for the boiler has been
made When completed II will be all covered