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Report Supt Parks for July '93 July 1893 CF224-19

To the Honorable Board of Park Commissioners Gentlemen The following report is respectfully submitted for the month of July relative to the work done under your charge In the Kinnear Park the planting consisting of 1759 Plants for this month was extended to the middle of the month on account of the late spring, cool and extended wet weather. The greater part of the work has been the general maintenance of care of the lawns , flowerbeds and shrubbery and walks the continued wet weather of the spring has developed surface roots of the park grasses instead of deep roots So that as the surface dries out quick much watering is needed: The horse lawn mower has proven satisfactory, and when in use the other horse of the team was employed in cultivating in the nursery. A smoother surface, as the panel used had not been gifted. these walk now need some binding material which is found on the bluff of the park and [it] should be put on and incorporated with the road during the dry weather. Depradations have continued many plants haveing been removed from the lawn plateau of the park..Twenty loads of raw manure and 14 loads of loam

Have been collected and composted as much again at least is needed for fall and spring use. Denny Park agreeable to your instructions the property owners fronting on John Street were notified to before work the department relative to vacating said street as had been suggested, before the plans of this park more completed, several have answered sustaining the proposition saying they would confer with the rest of those interested The City Park is being cleared in account once with instructions, namely to clear such portion of the ground which can be cleared the easiest and where such clearing will be conducive to the ultimate plan of improvement, retaining the most desirable trees, group and grove of trees and native shrubs. The City Nursery work is also largely that of maintenance on eradicating weeds keeping the soil properly cultivated and pruning the stock. Some transplanting had to be extended to the middle of the month Scarcity of water throughthe larger and last partofthe day has cause some apprehensioin and inconvenience. The following contributions have been made for future exchanges from Mrs. Neufelder 50 clumps of [Polyanthum] from Mr C Bromley 20 [altenanthesa] 2 roses

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Mrs Haller 2 [begonia Rex] I [begonia Var] 40 [Var Narcisses] Mr Leither 1 [Marantte] 1 [fr cin Perpern] 1 [Plumbago Alla] 10 [Lehseagerl] 900 herbaceous & green house plants total 1064 It is work to in exchange for the collecting of indiginous seeds and and some plants of this sectionof the country of this department intends to carry out the exchanges arranged for with the Arnold Arboretum, The Dept of Horticulture of the French Government under charge of Mons Villmoran, The Dept of Agriculture at Washington and other government and and leading nurseries on America and Europe. Respectfully Yours E O Lehuajirl