THE CANADIAN H0BTICULTDKI8T. 



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THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION. 



The horticultui'al department of this 

 great exposition has been placed under 

 the superintendence of the widely 

 known, and much esteemed horticul- 

 turist, Mr. Parker Earl, whose inde- 

 fatigable industiy in behalf of this 

 department has already secured for it 

 the most extensive exhibit^ in its 

 various branches that have ever been 

 collected on this continent 



The horticultural group has been 

 divided into the following classes : 



1. Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers. 



2. Conservatories, and their Management. 



3. Implements and Accessories. 



4. Garden Designing and Construction. 



5. Vegetables. 



6. Fruit and Fruit Trees. 



7. Seeds and Saplings of Forest Trees. 



8. Gardens for Dwellings. 



of 



We give below a cut and description 



THE HORriCULTURAL HALL. 



The Horticultural Hall is 600 feet in 

 length and 194 feet wide through its centre. 

 It is the largest conservatory in the world. 

 It is substantially built as a durable struc- 

 ture, becoming by arrangement with the city 

 a permanent feature of the Park. It is 

 located on high ground in the midst of live 

 oak groves. Surmounting the centre is a 

 magnificient tower, 90 feet high, roofed with 

 glass. Beneath this tower, in constant play, 

 is a grand fountain. 20,000 plates of fruit, 

 double the amount ever before displayed at 

 any exposition, will be shown on tables 

 extending through the hall. Around the 

 hall will be arranged an infinite variety of 

 rare tropical and semi-tropical plants, flow- 

 ers and shrubbery. There is a tropical 

 hothouse, 250 feet long by 25 feet wide, in 

 which the most delicate flowers from the 

 far South will be nurtured and made to bloom 

 in their most brilliant perfection. Tropical 

 fruits in their various stages of growth will 

 be exhibited. Fruits of every section and 

 productions of all seasons, will, by arrange- 

 ments for stated supplies and thorough 

 processes of cold storage, be available for 

 exhibit. 



The most eminent horticulturists of the 

 United States are engaged in arranging and 

 perfecting the display. Cash premiums to 

 the amount of .$32,000 are offered in this 



department, and contributions to its exhibits 

 from Mexico, Central America, the West 

 Indies and the different States of the Union 

 will be unprecedently large and varied. 



May we not also add our own Prov- 

 ince of Ontario to the list of contribu- 

 tors 1 Full information as to prizes, 

 transportation, placing on exhibition, 

 &c., can be had on application to any 

 of the Directors of the Fruit Growers' 

 Association of Ontario. 



Doubtless many will visit this Ex- 

 position from Ontario. To intending 

 visitors we may say that in order to 

 prevent visitors to the World's Fair 

 from being over-charged, the Exposition 

 management will make a thorough 

 canvass of New Orleans, and enter in 

 a book the names of all persons who 

 desire to keep lodgers or boarders 

 during the season. Any person charg- 

 ing more than the advertised rate will 

 have his name struck from the Expos- 

 ition register. This service will be 

 entirely free. 



