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Horticultural Building. 



3ew- York oeewpied 20,000 square feet of space in this building. 

 In addition 50,000 feet were taken up by New York greenhouses 

 and 92,000 feet by lawns and gardens. The exhibits were divided 

 into three parts — floriculture, jiomology and viticulture. 



Floral Exhibit. Fifteen thousand feet, or nearly one-half of the 

 space under the great dome, was occupied by an artistic exhibit in the 

 form of a mound of ferns, shrubs and plants. In the rotunda opposite 

 the mound there was in season an exhibit of gladioli and cut flowers, 

 and overhead in the gallery an exhibit of floral designs. Just north- 

 west of the western main entrance, and occupying a lawn space of 60,600 

 square feet, were nine greenhouses, including an orchid house, a "Victoria 

 Regia house, a corrimercial rose house and one tilled with foliage plants. 

 A little further to the northwest, in the direction of the Midway Plais- 

 ance, was a model of an old-fashioned flower garden, occupying 2,600 

 square feet. Between Horticultural Plall and the Lagoon, New York 

 occupied three-fourths of the lawn space, besides furnishing the beauti- 

 ful display of aquatic plants in the fountain east of the main entrance. 

 On the Wooded Island 30,000 square feet were planted with ornamental 

 trees, shrubs and rose gardens. New York easily led all competitors 

 by this magnificent exhibit, and great praise is due the superintendent, 

 James Dean, of Bay Ridge, and James Donlon, his assistant, for their 

 energetic and scientiiic work. Forty awards were taken in this group. 



Pomological Exhibit. In the south curtain of the Horticultural Hall, 

 occupying 2,973 square feet, ofiicially designated as department B, 

 group 21, was the pomological exhibit containing all the fruits of the 

 State, A& an exhibitof perishable jjroducts requires constant renewal, 

 the display required the utmost care and good arrangement on the part 

 of its chiefs. The unquestionable success of the exhibit is a sufiicient 

 commentary on this point, and the truth was demonstrated, that with 

 the exception of citrus fruits, New York produced more fruit than all 

 the other States together. George T. Powell, of Ghent, was superin- 

 tendent of the exhibit, and E. G. Fowler, of Port Jervis, assistant. 

 Thirty awards were granted New York in this group. 



Yitioulture. In the southern gallery at the head of the west stair- 

 case was an exhibit of sparkling and still wines, and on the first floor 



