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he visits the warehouse of a good seedsman ; I do not know 

 where else he can see them. But we require something 

 more than that ; in a new building a room entirely devoted 

 to horticulture might contain such permanent exhibits as 

 the following : — 



1. Portraits of Australian horticulturists. 



2. Portraits " Non- Australian." 



3. Pictures of florists' flowers, foliage plants, etc., 



especially of forms created in Australia. 



4. Pictures illustrating horticultural methods. 



5. Pictures of gardens (public and private), parks, etc. 



6. Landscapes. 



7. Specimens (or illustrations) of approved horticultural 



appliances. 



8. Illustrations of hot-house architecture and of park 



and gardeu architecture generally. 



9. Plans illustrative of park and garden planning and 



engineering. 

 10. Statues (illustrations). 



The above is a mere outline. What is wanted in Sydney 

 is something more than that. The various horticultural 

 societies, general and special, are weighed down with the 

 expense of hiring halls for the purposes of their shows. It 

 would be a legitimate utilization of a small area in the 

 Botanic Gardens or Government Domain to erect upon it 

 an ornamental building for the purpose of public horticult- 

 ural shows, which societies might utilize free of charge 

 for such and for their business meetings. The building 

 would be of more than one storey. It would contain a 

 large room for shows, and smaller rooms for business per- 

 taining to shows, including the safe custody of show-stands, 

 vases, etc., which give exhibitors a good deal of anxiety 

 under present circumstances. 



The exhibits above enumerated would form the nucleus 

 of a permanent exhibition, so that the public, whenever 

 they visited the building, would see something of interest. 



