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Several horticulturists have grown the Laurus nobilis, 

 but the horticulturists of Bruges still hold the record for 

 the cultivation of this plant. 



Several hundred thousand Araucaria excelsa, and a 

 great many Rhododendron and plants native to the Cape 

 and to Australia are also produced by the horticulturists 

 -of Ghent. 



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A special feature of Belgian horticulture is also the 

 growing under glass of grapes in the neighbourhoud of 

 Brussels. 



Exhibits. - - The participation of the .Department of 

 Agriculture is intended to illustrate the main facts of 

 Belgian Agriculture, as described above and also to show 

 its connection with the United- States. The objects on 

 exhibition concern especially the cultivation and the 

 manufacture of flax, the selection of seeds, etc. On the 

 other hand some statements and diagrams show the 

 exportation to the United-States of certain agricultural 

 products, such as flax, potatoes, etc. ; others show the 

 cost of production of the same products, their yields, the 

 rotations adopted, some results of analyses, of experi- 

 ments, and of new methods, etc. Finally, two photographs 

 xire shown of some factories connected with the flax 

 industry in Belgium. 



