. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 116 The American Florist. Aug. lO, Wheeler Park, Oklahoma City. It is a safe assertion to make that no city which in its upbuilding donates money and brains to the estabhshing and maintenance of pubUc parks and playgrounds will ever go backwards or, in fact, be long checked in any way, in its onward growth. Oklahoma City has many things to be proud of in her ornamental business buildings, paved streets and her superb interurban trol- ley sj-stem, but the finest feature of her 23 years' growth is Wheeler Park, a pl
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 116 The American Florist. Aug. lO, Wheeler Park, Oklahoma City. It is a safe assertion to make that no city which in its upbuilding donates money and brains to the estabhshing and maintenance of pubUc parks and playgrounds will ever go backwards or, in fact, be long checked in any way, in its onward growth. Oklahoma City has many things to be proud of in her ornamental business buildings, paved streets and her superb interurban trol- ley sj-stem, but the finest feature of her 23 years' growth is Wheeler Park, a pleasant breathing spot located on the banks of the Canadian River and right in the heart of the city. ? Eight years ago, when the present superintendent, C. E. Franke, came to take charge of the park, it was a swampy wilderness. Today it is a ver- itable beauty spot every day in the year. The park embraces 47 acres, is well wooded with a natural growth of native trees, and has proved an ideal spot for Mr. Franke to display his landscape-gardening ability and bring about many pleasing results. Broad sweeping lawns of bluegrass have been laid down, bordering which carefully planted and tended flower beds are to be seen. A children's playground with swings and all other equipment that goes to make a child happy is one of the latest additions and is surely ap- preciated by the coming generations as the large crowds of youngsters tes- tify. A picnic grove and an ever- growing zoological collection are also features. It is more along the line of floricul- ture that these notes will be concerned with, however, and we would first ob- serve that while a great many species of flowering and ornamental plants thrive luxuriantly in this climate, there are some that will hardly exist with the best of care. For instance, a great many kinds of roses have been tried but so far none have been found that were quite satisfactory. The hot July sun seems too much for them. Coleus as bedding plants bl
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