Excerpt from The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser, 1859, Vol. 1: Devoted Horticulture, Arboriculture, Botany and Rural Affairs Notice. - Plans for the Improvement of Fairmonnt Park, Philadelphia, (lemon Hill and Sedgely Estates, ) are hereby invited, under the authority of an ordinance of the City Councils. A premium of 0500 will be awarded to the author of the plan which is selected, and 0210 will be paid to the author of the plan next in excellence. Every plan must be accompanied by an estimate, and must be sent to this Ollice on or before February 15, 1859. The selection will be made by the Committee on City Property. Those who desire to compete are invited to call at this oflicc, where further information will be furnished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.