Am  Feb'-S™'}     World's  Columbian  Exposition,  etc.  87 
432,000  gallons.  There  were  some  interesting  exhibits  by  a  num- 
ber of  exhibitors  of  woods,  herbarium  and  seed  specimens  with 
photographs  of  the  grapes  and  in  some  cases  a  display  of  the  grapes 
themselves.  Vitis  Lincecumii,  Buckley  and  its  hybrids,  seemed  to 
attract  some  attention  as  being  a  source  of  fine  quality  of  grape. 
Among  the  fruits,  those  of  the  Citrus  genus  constituted  one  of 
the  greatest  attractions  of  the  Fair.  The  largest  single  exhibit 
consisted  of  a  column  35  feet  high  covered  with  nearly  14,000  oranges 
and  some  lemons.  Lemon  growing,  while  a  comparatively  recent 
industry  in  America,  is  looked  upon  as  a  paying  product  by  the 
Californian  people.  The  most  remarkable,  as  well  as  the  most 
handsome  lemon  in  the  exhibit  was  the  "  Bonnie  Brae,"  shown  in 
the  display  of  San  Diego.  It  was  long  and  smooth  and  possessed  a 
short  tip,  a  thin  skin  and  was  seedless.  The  fruit  of  Florida  is 
earlier  than  that  of  California,  but  seems  to  keep  better. 
The  lawns  about  the  Horticultural  Building  were  well  provided 
and  represented  by  some  of  the  products  of  the  leading  botanical  gar- 
dens of  the  world.  The  original  design  of  having  them  bloom  in  their 
season  was  wondrously  carried  out.  During  May  the  Azaleas  excited 
the  admiration  of  the  spectators,  as  their  flames  of  color  eclipsed 
that  of  all  other  plants  flowering  at  that  time.  In  early  June  10,000 
rhododendrons  were  the  chief  attraction.  They  are  probably  the 
most  showy  plant  and  carry  with  them  an  air  of  massiveness  and 
stability  which  makes  them  beautiful.  During  June  and  July  some 
50,000  roses,  including  over  2,000  varieties,  were  most  conspicuous 
and  again  "  carried  the  day  "  and  days.  Was  not  this  wonderfully 
suggestive  ?  The  roses  of  the  world  were  here  flowering  at  one  and 
the  same  time  and  saying,  peace,  my  peace,  our  peace  we  give  unto 
each  other.  Later  came  the  carinas  with  their  fiery  plumes  and 
then  followed  the  chrysanthemums  and  cosmos  ,the  much  prized 
and  fashionable  flowers  of  early  spring.  Besides  these  many  other 
flowers  were  in  bloom. 
In  the  Manufactures  and  Liberal  Arts  Building  were  a  number 
of  botanical  exhibits.  Of  particular  interest  were  the  colored  mod- 
els and  charts  exhibited  by  Germany  and  Japan.  The  petrified 
wood  specimens  from  the  forests  of  Arizona  were  indeed  large  and 
beautiful.  Ice  coolers,  fountains,  mantles,  table  tops  and  many 
ornaments  were  made  therefrom.  We  were  much  interested  in  the 
ornamental  application  of  the  products  of  the  Cactaceae.    It  has 
