188 THE PLANT WORLD. 



HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE GARDENING AT THE 

 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.* 



By Edward Hale Brush. 



A THING that is almost certain to surprise the visitor to the grounds 

 of the Pan-American Exposition is the attractiveness of the 

 scene which is already presented six months in advance of the 

 opening day. This is due in no small degree to the landscape effects 

 which are in a most unusual state of forwardness. 



Already there are Avithin the big fence which encloses the grounds 

 seemingly boundless stretches of velvety lawn. A few months ago this 

 was chiefly hard, dry, almost bare, clay. The work of the landscape 

 architect and the horticultural department has wrought a remarkable 

 transformation. The grass which covers these newly made portions of 

 the site is as fresh and green as the grass of April or early May. The 

 promenade bordered with poplars that surrounds the Grand Canal 

 which completely encircles the grounds is already a delightful place 

 for a stroll. The banks of the Canal are green and inviting and the 

 poplars have attained such a growth that they already afford a pleasing 

 shade. 



Of course it is of the greatest advantage to the Exposition to have 

 as a part of the grounds the finest portion of Delaware Park, with its 

 lake, wooded hills, winding roads and pathways and rare shrubbery, 

 plants and flowers. All this represents a work of 30 years and an ex- 

 penditure of millions of dollars. It would be folly to alter in any 

 radical manner the character or adornments of this beautiful park. It 

 is natural gardening and the buildings of the Exposition which are 

 situated in Delaware Park proper will not disturb to any material ex- 

 tent its present character but will add to, rather than detract from, the 

 natural beauty of the landscape. 



Hio"hly colored and formal beds would be out of place in the en- 

 vironment of this park. But as one passes from the Delaware Park 

 proper into the newly made park adjoining it where the principal group 

 of Exposition buildings is situated the scene changes. One scarcely 

 knows where the old park ends and the new park begins but the change 

 is strikino-. Formal avenues take the place of winding roads. Straight 

 line terraces with sharp angles, and a more generally formal arrange- 

 ment of the landscape denote the gardens of the Orient and of Europe 

 for centuries past. 



*Published by courtesy of the Press Bureau of the Pan-American Exposition. 



