April 4, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



521 



Panama -Pacific Notes 



The query is often made "will the 

 San Francisco Exposition" be ready 

 on time?" For the information of 

 our readers we are publishing this 

 week two cuts — one showing the prog- 

 ress made in the Palace of Horticul- 

 ture, which was made for the Chief 

 of the Department, G. A. Dennison, 

 when he left San Francisco on March 

 18, and the other made from the 

 architectural drawings of the com- 

 pleted building. The Palace of Horti- 

 culture is 320 feet in its greatest 

 width by approximately 700 in length 

 and the dome, which is constructed 

 entirely of steel and glass, is 185 feet 

 high. It will be finished July 1, 1914. 

 It is prominently located immediately 

 to the left of the main entrance of 

 the Exposition grounds and faces the 

 South Gardens, which will constitute 



P:il!ii-e of I-Iortifiiltiiic When Completed. 



the main horticultural feature of the 

 landscape-gardening departments. Sur- 

 rounding the Palace of Horticulture, 

 on the east, west and north, will be 

 the Horticulture Gardens, in which 

 will be installed the outside growing 

 exhibits of the leading producers of 

 the world. The Palace is divided into 

 two sections, the conservatory section 

 which will be arranged to accommo- 

 date plants requiring varying tempera- 

 tures, from 45 to 80 degrees, and the 

 section devoted to economic horticul- 

 ture, pertaining to fruits and nuts and 

 their derivatives, machinery employed 

 iu culture, etc., etc. 



G. A. Uh.N.M.SO.N. 



G. A. DENNISON. 



The gentleman whose portrait ap- 

 pears herewith has already made many 

 good friends in the eastern section 

 of the country where he is now travel- 

 ing as Commissioner for the Horticul- 

 tural Department of the Panama-Paci- 



Wii,i,i.\.\i Pi.r.Mri. 



fie Exposition, of which he is Chief. 

 Mr. Dennison is well experienced in 

 his work having officiated in three or 

 four previous World's Fairs and seems 

 to be just the man for the position he 

 fills. In New York where he attended 

 the Flower Show and in Boston this 

 week he has been in consultation with 

 prominent growers and dealers and we 

 understand that already large exhibits 

 from various eastern specialists have 

 been pledged for the big exhibition on 

 the other side of the continent next 



Pahice of Horticulture as it Appears Now. 



We are in receipt of the informa- 

 tion that the advisory committee of 

 the Horticultural Department of the 

 Panama Pacific Exposition met on 

 March 27 and unanimously endorsed 

 William Plumb for the position of Su- 

 perintendent of Floriculture. The for- 

 mality of appointment by Mr. G. A. 

 Dennison, Chief of Horticulture, will 

 unquestionably follow in due time. 

 Mr. Plumb is well and favorably 

 known among the horticultural frater- 

 nity and his selection for this impor- 

 tant post will be universally approved. 



