CENTRAL PARK LOOKS A PICTURE

Northern Advocate, 8 January 1938, Page 8

CENTRAL PARK LOOKS A PICTURE

Central Park looked a picture this morning. When other lawns in. the district are beginning to show the effects of the dry weather, displaying patches of brown on the green sward, Central Park proper presents a thick mat of green. •■it’s the paspalum,” remarked the caretaker. "It takes more keeping in order, but when the English grasses have dried up. the paspalum flourishes.” Tins gentleman seems to take a pride in his park. With perspiration trickling down his face, he pushed a lawnmower this morning—and certainly his efforts were making a fine impression. “How do the people treat the park?” he was asked. The caretaker shook his head. “They'd tear anything down,” he {■aid, and pointed to a palm near the gate. “A lot of the branches were pulled from that,” he explained, “but I’ve cleaned them up now.” He was, however, reluctant to appear too critical. “I suppose it’s the same everywhere,” he commented, adding with a wry smile, “but we might be a little worse here.” “It’s not much use making a song of it, though,” he called over his shoulder, and the lawn-mower went ; churning away beneath the trees.