 ... irregular outlines, will look larger than they would if the boundary line were plainly in sight. The value of a park depends mainly on the disposition and quality of its woods and planting, and on the relation of these to other natural features within...  Notes on the Plan of Franklin Park and Related Matters - Page 98by Boston (Mass.). Dept. of Parks - 1886 - 115 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Massachusetts Horticultural Society - 1896 - 1250 pages
...the relation of these to other natural features within its limits. The older the wood, and the less newness and rawness there is to be seen in all the...elements of a park, the better it serves its purpose. All schemes of planting are based upon orderly, seasonable adjustment, involving careful observation... | |
 | Massachusetts Horticultural Society - 1896 - 1076 pages
...the relation of these to other natural features within its limits. The older the wood, and the less newness and rawness there is to be seen in all the...elements of a park, the better it serves its purpose. All schemes of planting are based upon orderly, seasonable adjustment, involving careful observation... | |
 | William S. Egerton - 1896 - 48 pages
...the relation of these to other natural features withiu its limits. The older the wood, and the less newness and rawness there is to be seen in all the...elements of a park, the better it serves its purpose. All schemes of planting are based upon orderly, seasonable adjustment, involving careful observation... | |
 | Massachusetts Horticultural Society - 1896 - 826 pages
...these to other natural features within its limits. The older the wood, and the less newness and rawuess there is to be seen in all the elements of a park, the better it serves its purpose. All schemes of planting are based upon orderly, seasonable adjustment, involving careful observation... | |
 | 1897 - 902 pages
...Under good management, these things do not, like roads and walks, wear out, or in any way lose their value with age. Individual trees must from time to...purpose. This rule holds for centuries without limit." The importance of an ancient forest is noticeable at the Arnold Arboretum, near Boston, where the noble... | |
 | Michael Holleran - 2001 - 708 pages
...Franklin Park, he cited "the element of lastingness" as a central principle of park design, saying that "as a rule, the older the wood, and the less of newness...better it serves its purpose. This rule holds for centuries—without limit." 9 Boston Common Boston Common was the only part of the park system that... | |
 | 1897 - 946 pages
...Under good management, these things do not, like roads and walks, wear out, or in any way lose their value with age. Individual trees must from time to...purpose. This rule holds for centuries without limit." The importance of an ancient forest is noticeable at the Arnold Arboretum, near Boston, where the noble... | |
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