very devious route through the war zone, 
finally arrived at the exposition in splen- 
did condition. There are about thirty va- 
rieties in Lambert’s shipment. Among the 
individual growers of international fame 
who are participating are Arthur Cowee, 
of New York, noted for his gladioli; John 
Lewis Childs, of New York, also noted 
for gladioli; J. C. Vaughan, of Illinois; 
Bertrand Farr, of Pennsylvania, who has 
more than $20,000. There are more than 
300 distinct species in this collection. Many 
of these are shown for the first time, as 
they are known to grow only in the fever- 
ladened air of the interior swamps, where 
it is impossible for the white man to live. ■ 
This collection is by all odds the most im- 
portant as well as the largest of this flower 
that has ever been made. 
The exhibits in the horticultural depart- 
ment are divided into three sections : First, 
the conservatory, including all of the space 
beneath the mighty dome, and in the four 
rooms off from the main area; second, the 
economical section, in which are shown the 
horticultural products in their business re- 
lation ; and third, the outside gardens, 
where many nations have displays and 
where well-known growers have entered 
flowers in competition for award. 
In the outside display the Netherlands 
has an acre and a half in which are shown 
the many plant forms for which Holland is 
world famous. Particular attention has been 
given to hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, azaleas, 
rhododendrons and conifers. The Holland 
gardens are now in full bloom and present 
a glorious and glowing vista. Massachu- 
setts has an elaborate garden in which car- 
nations, dahlias, conifers and bulbs are fea- 
tured. California also has a splendid gar- 
den in this section, as has Cuba. Here also 
is the international rose growers’ contest, 
the grower being awarded a prize of $1,000 
who produces the finest new and hitherto 
unnamed rose. In this contest are entered 
growers from France, England, Ireland, 
America, Scotland and Germany, the latter 
nation being represented by Peter Lambert, 
whose shipment of roses, after pursuing a 
DONALD McLAREN, ASSISTANT LANDSCAPE GARDENER. AND HIS UNIQUE WALL 
OF MKSEMBR VANTHEMUM WHICH ENCLOSES THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS. 
TOWER OF JEWELS AND SUNKEN GARDENS SURROUNDING COMPANION FOUN- 
TAINS SYMBOLIZING RISING AND SETTING SUN. 
Great masses of Rhododendrons in bloom here in May, preceded by Hyacinths. 
163 varieties of iris; C. H. Totty, of New 
Jersey; Conard & Jones, of Pennsylvania, 
specialists in canna ; Michell, of Pennsyl- 
vania, and C. C. Morse, of California, who 
imported an expert from Scotland to take 
care of the very magnificent garden which 
this concern has in the outside display. 
It would be unfair, in considering the 
horticultural exhibits and landscape work, 
not to mention George A. Dennison, the 
chief of the department of horticulture, 
and John McLaren, the landscape architect 
and superintendent of Golden Gate Park. 
Mr. McLaren has collaborated with the ar- 
chitects of the buildings in much of his 
work and is entitled to high credit. 
The Palace of Fine Arts is really the 
most artistic creation on the grounds. It 
faces a lagoon that was little more than a 
slough, around which Mr. McLaren has 
planted Monterey cypress, eucalyptus and 
other trees and shrubs that make a beauti- 
ful and artistic setting and charming 
vistas. The massive colonnades that rise 
from the very water’s edge are consider- 
ably more than 100 feet high and the en- 
tire structure more than 1,000 feet long. 
The building in which the pictures and 
small statuary are placed is back of these 
groups of columns, as seen in the photo- 
graph. Replicas of the w'orks of many of 
the best known American sculptors are ar- 
tistically placed along the avenue in front 
of the Palace of Fine Arts or amidst the 
shrubbery at either end. The very appro- 
priate manner in which much of this out- 
door statuary has been placed is not only 
very effective, but strikes a new note in 
the exhibition of monumental sculpture. 
