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CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES outlying reservations or forests, and parks proper—all are termed "parks."

City squares, commons, and public gardens are usually of small size, and are to be found in the business as well as the residential sections of cities. Their practical functions are to furnish agreeable views for those passing by or through them, to provide a pleasant resting place for those who take the time to use them in this manner, and in some cases to afford an appropriate and agreeable foreground or approach to public or quasi-public buildings. Playgrounds are essentially different from squares, and should be selected and designed primarily for play. For convenience, they are usually divided into three classes: those for little tots; those for children of the school age; and