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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
LANDSCAPE BEAUTIES OF SEATTLE EXPOSITION 
When it opened its gates to the 
public on June 1 the Alaska-Yukon- 
Pacific Exposition at Seattle showed 
a sight unique in its beauty. Its 
surroundings and its outlook are all 
wonderfully beautiful; and its archi- 
tecture, the grouping of the buildings 
and its landscape treatment are ex- 
ceptional. 
The Exposition is about four miles 
from the center of the city of Seattle, 
and occupies the land of the Uni- 
versity of Washington, which con- 
sists of. about 250 acres of Douglas 
fir forests, which have been preserved 
as far as possible. 
It is situated on a broad ridge, 
gradually descending from the uni- 
versity campus to the borders of 
Union Bay, an arm of Lake Wash- 
ington and Lake Union, the two 
By James Frederick Dawson, 
Landscape Architect of the Exposition 
bodies of water being separated by 
a narrow neck of land. 
The land rises to about 160 feet 
above Lake Washington and com- 
mands wonderful views— to the west 
of the Olympic Mountains; to the 
east, of the long stretch of Cascade 
Mountains, and to the south, of the 
majestic peak of Mount Rainier — all 
of which are covered with snow 
throughout the year. . 
They are tremendously impressive, 
with their rugged lines silhouetting 
the clear blue sky beyond them. One 
of the most remarkable advantages 
of the Exposition is its command of 
the views of mountain ranges, and 
especially of Mount Rainier, the 
highest neighboring peak. 
In order to get the greatest ad- 
vantage of this majectic natural fea- 
ture, the long axis of the principal 
plaza, or Court of Honor, is directed 
to Mount Rainier. 
At the upper end of the Court of 
Honor, which forms the nucleus of 
the plan, is located an ornamental 
electric tower. 
The portion of the Court of Honor 
extending south of the electric tower 
for about 600 feet is called the Cas- 
cade Court. 
South from the cascades is a large 
circular basin 250 feet in diameter 
called the Geyser Mountain. This 
great basin is sunk several feet be- 
low the main plaza, which encircles 
it. and is separated by a broad walk, 
planting spaces and architectural 
balustrades. 
Radiating from the center of the 
Geyser Basin, at an aiigle of about 
Hardy Pinks (Dianthus plumarius), Canterbury B'ells (Cam- Rhododendrons (R. Californlcum), with Pox Gloves coming up 
panula media), and Fox Gloves (Digitalis purpurea) through them, and white English tufted pansies in foreground. 
TYPICAL PLANTINGS TO SET OFF B’ASES OF BUILDINGS AT SEATTLE EXPOSITION 
