A Hint to Owners of Sandy Land.

Manawatu Herald, 15 March 1894, Page 2

A Hint to Owners of Sandy Land.

San Francisco ba9 a park, called the Golden Gate park in which the present Midwinter Fair is now being held. This Fair has been a matter of much excitement to the Californians and the Chicago Exhibition has roused them to deeds of competition. The Chicago Examiner describing the park lays the pride of San Francisco is Golden Gate Park, one of the most beautiful and ex. tensive of any similar public resort in the world. It covers an area of 101,309 acres, and is situated in the northwestern portion of the city, about throe and a half miles from the Palace Hotel. In 1870, .when the work of improving the Park was commenced, it presented a most uninviting spot for fehe^p^^^o^ which it was selected. Thejfa3i|||& end consists of rolling satia^lg|||p| while the western end borderß;O|lpp^ ocean. All that art can aecp^pwsli, combined with nature, was done to embellish the Park, and now ft oan vie in beauty with some of the moat noted public resorts of Europe. A magnificent conservatory was erected in 1878. The structure is oriental' in style, highly ornamental, and ij^ situated on a commanding ' |iiif * between the " Main Drive '''and the"** •' North Ridge Road-" . ».v The deer park, lying west of the" new music ground, is a favorite*" resort for visitors ; on fine days (he speed-track and bridle-paths ,«re crowded with vehicles and horsemen, giving a lively aspect to the general view. The Key and Garfield monuments, recently erected, excite general attention, as does also; the great aviary just north of tbtjutfialo paddock. Every where, ar*^d>*eif of the excellent imprd*Sy|i^ ifpistantly in progress. The g > »y|M|t work undertaken is the reclainiuig of the sandhills by the planting 'of arando arenaria and wild taping •* By this quotation we desired to draw attention to* the appearsie& iftf the park in 1870 and now. Then it will be noticed it consisted of rolling sandhills, now these are reclai&& by the planting oft arundo arenarik and wjld lupin. ■ $■ -. v We find that the arunda is a reedgrass closely related to the " gardener's garter " of Scotch gardens, %nd aecures its title from growjtig*hCs sandy (arcana-sand) soils.' -&htf *- species is known also as ribbon grass, plaited grass, Indian grass and ladies' laces. The wild lupins we do nQtr©o they spread by seed so freely, bat still on moving sandhills they Are useful. We have seen them usdd, v and successfully too, bub would; fear < they might become aa great a nuis- ■ ♦ ance in time as the sand. Lupin is , - very suggestive, being from Lupine, a wolf ; and thus described as devastating land as the wolf does the fold. Still the moving sand by tbe sea wants souidthing. to keep it in order, and particulars might be •ougbtJiQW the Lupin is kept within b6ufi3g: J