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Copyright, 1899, by Pan-American Exposition Co. 



PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION, 1901. 



HORTICULTURISTS have abundant 

 reason to feel a lively interest in the 

 g'reat Pan-American Exposition to 

 ^f^d be held in Buffalo in 1901. In the 

 embellishment of the gfrounds the architects 

 have planned to use trees and shrubs, foliage 

 and flowering" plants in quantity to dazzle 

 the lovers of fine horticultural displays. The 

 extensive area of the Exposition grounds 

 afi"ords abundant room for the elaborate 

 pageantry of color that is here contemplated. 

 There are nearly 350 acres in the Exposition 

 site, of which about one-third are the im- 

 proved lands of Buff"alo's beautiful Delaware 

 Park. Upon the park lands many thousands 

 of dollars have been expended from year to 

 year in the past in maintaining and improv- 

 ing the variety and display of rare shrubs 

 and trees. This portion of the landscape 

 includes a park lake of irregular shape. It 

 is charmingly picturesque when the shores 

 are clad in their summer garb of foliage. 

 This part of the park will receive special at- 

 tention in preparation for the coming Ex- 

 position. 



Lying directly north of the park lands and 

 upon a higher elevation is the remainder of 

 the Exposition plot. Included in the plan 

 for the arrangement of the buildings is a 

 magnificent court 3,000 feet long, with a 



traverse court 1,700 feet from east to west, 

 besides subordinate courts. All of these 

 open spaces are to be beautified with palms 

 and other tropical plants in tubs and vases, 

 placed near the surrounding buildings and 

 beside the fountains and pools. To these 

 will be added sunken gardens of elaborate 

 arrangement, and formal flower beds wher- 

 ever their presence will enhance the beauty 

 of the courts. The various buildings of the 

 Exposition are to have red-tiled roofs, and 

 the walls are to be tinted in a variety of 

 colors so that the brilliancy of the architec- 

 tural works will vie with the blossoming beds 

 to fascinate the lovers of fine color eff^ects. 

 Among the flowers and foliage plants will be 

 many sparkling fountains to enliven the 

 beauteous scene. The water features of the 

 Exposition include a grand canal more than 

 one mile in length, which completely encir- 

 cles the main group of buildings. Lagoons 

 with sodded banks and shaded with a variety 

 of trees shoot off from the main canal at 

 various points and add their beauty to the 

 landscape eff'ect. The entire outer wall of 

 the Exposition grounds is to be a bank of 

 solid foliage. Many thousands of trees, 

 shrubs and cuttings have already been planted 

 in preparation for the elaborate horticultural 

 features. Large trees, which fortunately 



