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tice where rare vines will intertwine ami tloweis hldimi lo 

 give added beauty tn this sinietnre typical nf plants and 

 flowers. 



I lere tlie different parts of tlic world will he represent- 

 ed hy choice and magnificent specimens. Troijical fruits, 

 slirulis, flowers and palms from many countries are 

 massed here, with vines that festoon the whole until it 

 promises a resemblance to a tropical jungle. 



Under the great dome the visitor will find a tropical 

 garden, the exhibit of Cul)a. (irowing in this garden will 

 be an elaborate and reiiresentative collection of trees and 



EXinnrr of aquatics iiy iif.nry .\. dreer, inc. 



other plants which made f(jurteen car- 

 loads when lu'iuglit from that tro])ical 

 country. 



The corner triangles created by cut- 

 ting out this great circle are filled with 

 pools that aflord appropriate setting 

 for an assemblage of aquatic plants of 

 every variety. A remarkable collection 

 of Menr\' .\. Dreer, of l'hiladel])hia. 

 and another equally notalile one of 

 \\'illiam Tricker, of New Jersey, attract 

 well deserved attention. 



The Hawaiian exhibit in the Palace 

 of Horticulture is made under the 

 direction of the United States Deixirt- 

 ment of Agriculture. .\ large collection 

 of hibiscus, one of the many forms of 

 floral life native to Hawaii, will l^e 

 displayed witli splendid specimens of 

 C3-botium Henriesi. /\mong the pleas- 

 ures offered the visitors is a visit to a 

 miniature pineapple plantation. Aus- 

 tralia will exhibit giant ferns whose 

 size eclipses any ever heretfjfore shown in America. 

 Here also will be found an oi)portunity to see a bit of 

 old Japan, with its (|uaint and oriental aquariums of gold 

 fish surrounded with thickly growing bamboo and other 

 plants peculiar to this strangely fascinating country. In 

 the Philippine Building and forming part of the exhibit 

 of this department is a great floral treasure 1)ed, rank 

 and beautiful with a blooming exhibit of over 400 va- 

 rieties of daintv orchids, blending their wealth of colors 

 in one indescribable picture. 



The economic section of the horticultural exhibit will 

 also be housed in the Palace of Horticulture. The domi- 



nant iilca in the displays presented here is to .show plant 

 life antl its products in relation to actual use — rather than 

 III mass objects of curiosity and rarity for idle sight-see- 

 ing purposes. Herein the horticultural exhibit at this 

 exposition marks another distinct departure from prece- 

 dent and places itself on a unique and practical basis. 

 .\s a whole this part of the exhibit will be a great indus- 

 tiial demonstration of instructive value and interest 

 showing processes as well as products. This whole will 

 be made of individual exhibits, in separate booths com- 

 prising both State and foreign disjjlays. 



The fruit dis]ilays are many and 

 various. The .State of Washington 

 features its s])ecialty in an apjjle sizcr 

 in operation and the packing of fruit. 

 A fig grader is alsn shown which sep- 

 .ir.ates the sizes. 



-\n ingenious display of horticulture 

 machinery will show practicallv every- 

 thing up to date in (he line of ap- 

 ]jliances and implements used in the 

 care and handling of soil, plant forms 

 and their products. While, perhaps, the 

 most vitally interesting exhibits will be 

 those showing the natural and artificial 

 methofls of combating insect pests, 

 fungus diseases and parasitic growths 

 affecting ornamental trees and i^lants, 

 a display of wonderful beauty will he 

 made of objects of garden ornaiuenta- 

 tion of which fountains, garden seats 

 and statuary are examijles. 



-\s a whole the horticultural exhiliit 

 of the exposition has been planned with 

 a five-fold purpose, to appeal with 



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ecpial interest to the tourist, the visitor, the student, the 

 business man and the investor. The tourist will see the 

 pride and glory of the soil from the "other section^ of 

 the world." The visitor will be entertained by the beauty 

 and novel wonder of all that is before him. The .student 

 will find here an unequaled opportunity to increase his 

 store of knowledge on all points pertaining to the horti- 

 culture of the earth. The business man will find the ex-- 

 hibits of commercial products so arranged as to permit 

 the !)lacing of orders on the spot. The investor will be 

 able to discover through actual living evidence of pro- 

 ductive possibilities of .soil from every section of earth. 



