September 11, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



871 



Floral Decorations at the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exhibition 



The two pictures of the floral dec- 

 orations at the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific 

 Exhibition which accompany these 

 lines are excellent examples of what 

 impressed me as one of the most fin- 

 ished pieces of decorative work I have 

 ever seen. One of the views, that 

 showing the vases along the Vista, 

 is especially good. These vases were 

 filled with Dracaena indivisa and ivy 

 geraniums. It seemed to me that the 

 flowers were much brighter in color 

 than they are with us in the East. 

 The foliage and growth were also very 

 luxuriant. 



The plantings along the Alaska 

 btiilding, with the slopes covered with 

 hardy pinks and canterbury bells and 

 foxgloves were a little past their 

 prime at the time of my visit but 

 still beautiful. They were being re- 

 planted with pettmias and Phlox 

 Drummondi. Calceolaria rugosa va- 

 rieties were particularly effective 

 around the big statues near the 

 Alaskan building. The series of 

 waterfalls illuminated at night, the 

 splendid rose gardens, and the 

 formal garden were all extremely 

 beautiful- — in fact, the whole Expo- 

 sition was a thing of beauty. I have 

 never seen anything more cleverly 



Vases aloDg one side of Main Vista filled with Draiapua indivisa and Ivy Leaved 

 Geranium Roycroft Surprise. 



planned or tastefully carried out. 

 Loveliest and most reposeful of 

 all the floral embellishment was 

 Viola cornuta hybrida in its many 

 new forms, which was planted by 

 millions. It is a wonder that we- 

 have not used them more heretofore. 

 The dahlias were just coming into 

 bloom when I left and no doubt are 

 in fine shape by this time. 



Jacksox Dawson. 



Slopes covered with Hardy Pinks (Dianthus plumarius), Canterbury Bells (Campanula 

 Medial and Fox Gloves (Digitalis purpurea). 



GRANDFATHER AND THE NEWS. 



(;r:iiulpa was readins: Iiis paper. 



Grandmother knitting by. 

 The gentle purr of the kettle 



Stirred the silence pleasantly. 

 "Found any news yet, Father?"' 



Softly Grandmother said. 

 ,\t that moment, excited, he found it 



"Abe Sawyer is shingling his shed.'* 



Knitting-work was forgotten: 

 Grandmother's face was aglow. 



"Land, you don't tell me. Father!" 

 "Abe Sawyer! I w-ant to know!" 



Grandfather's tremulous fiuser 

 .Pointed, "Right there!" he said. 



Both old heads bent above it. 



"Abe Sawyer is shingling his shed." 



Tumults of man and of nature, 



Crashing of nations at war. 

 Weighty political issues. 



Perils in wait at our door — 

 Cirandfather passes them over 



Hunting for news, instead. 

 Yes. sir, right here we have it! 



"Abe Sawyer is shingling his shed.** 



'ralk about fraud and corruption! 



Tell us that newspapers lie! 

 Grandfather's faith is implicit, 

 Grandmother smiles trustingly. 

 This age is an ape of progress. 



The Golden Age. when all's said. 

 We're marching upward. I tell you, 



"Abe Sawyer is shingling his shed." 

 — Annie Hamilton Donnell, in the 

 Country Gentleman. 



