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them. If permission, which has been asked, be given, Senator 

 Stanford will exhibit a wine fountain. This, as planned, will 

 throw, for two hoars each morning and afternoon, graceful 

 streams of wine to the height of 22 feet. 



In the rear curtains of the building will be shown the fruit 

 exhibit, which will include all varieties grown in any part of 

 the world. As far as it is possible to do so, probably in a 

 great majority of cases, fine specimens of the nature! fruit 

 will be shown. Otherwise wax models, so perfect in appea- 

 rance as to be indistinguishable from the real fruit, will be 

 substituted. For this exhibit about 44,000 square feet, or 

 more than an entire acre of space, is reserved. A very com- 

 plete and splendid exhibit of citrons and other fruits will be 

 sent from California, Florida, Mexico and South American 

 countries. By means of refrigerators ripe fruits can be sent 

 long distances without injury, and after reaching the Fair 

 cold storage facilities will be available to keep it in perfect 

 condition. 



The exhibit in the inportant line of floriculture will be 

 exceptionally extensive, and the preparation of it is far ad- 

 vanced. Unless, this were the case the exhibit could not well 

 be a success, for time is required for the plants to overcome 

 the check received in being transplanted. More than 50>),0l)0 

 transplanted shrubs and plants, of many species, are now 

 growing in the exposition grounds and the number is rapidly 

 increasing. The Department sent out circulars to prominent 

 horticulturists and horticultural societies in all parts of the 

 world, requesting donations of plants and agreeing to per- 

 mit the name and address of the donors to appear in connec- 

 tion with such specimens as they might send. The result is 

 that thousands of plants, — excellent specimens, too, — have 

 been forwarded. Among them are more than 50,00.) rare 

 rose plants, which have been donated by firms all the way 

 from California to Hungary. 



The floricultural exhibit will not be concentrated in one 

 place. In the front curtains of the building wil appear 

 the greenhouse and hothouse plants, — a very large variety 

 and many rare and beauliful specimens. There, too, will be 

 the finest display of orchids ever seen in this country if not 

 in the world. One firm alone will spend $ 40,000 on its 

 orchid exhibit. At the opening of the Fair, Chief Samuels 

 says, there will be a display of 2,000 different varieties of 

 orchids, embracing fully 15,000 specimens. Beneath the great 

 dome will be the largest tropical plants obtainable, inclu- 

 ding Japanese and Chinese bamboos 75 to 80 feet high, palms 

 30 to 40 feet high, and tree ferns 15 feet or more in height. 

 There will also be a miniature mountain covered with tropical 

 plants and in a cave within will be tried the experiments ol 

 growing plants by the aid of electric currents, passed 



