New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-30
THE WORLDS FAIR OF HORTICULTURE.
IPROM OUR OwS CORRESPONDENT 70 ...

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HAMBURG, Oct 1-Itis doubtful whether anything
finer in the way of horticultural exhibitions has been
conceived than the one which has been delightlng
Hamburg and which attended on the 18th ult. III
was Horticulture itself worlds congregation OF the
blossoms and leaves, and such wilderness OF beauty
as man has never before contrived for admission
fee All the richest and rarest and simplest treasures
of the Botanic realm were there; hills and dales,
banks and islands, and floating gardens Of flowers
lake in which to glass all these entertainments, and
bridge. from which to view them in their manifold
contrasts of color and scene. Though the general
features of the exhibition have been described III
former letter you have still but an imperfect idea OF
its magnificent ysSs ooo me spST % tbe Whole in
closure and in various sections or the GROUNDS wee
fine gravelled walks; the grand promenade was ~
feet wide, bordered with flowers shrHps, anu tIees;
planted especially for the occasion. The display OF
conifere was very grand especially the Anracaha,
some of which nearly 20 feet hlgh. Inc great
sion bridge crossing Sos 5s tbae4s PaT
ion, superbly fitted up after the stye OF pouuoI'
the Chinese pagoda, with real Chinaman on
its balcony with 5OOOO fans 10 sen 70 Tue
who passed in to take SOuehOng OF last Junes crop,
100000 cups of which We're drained the many great
tents each hundreds of feet long the telegraph ana
the post offices all combined to give the enect OF
yvorITs fair i'm fine largest sense. A collection OF
fruitgrowing dwarftrees in pots, and " varieties OF
apples were greatly remarked. as also display OF
were so varieties of peaches The system OF training
on espdHer was admired, photographs being shown
of trees i'm His Majestys garden, thus successfully
traincd-snge trees measuring Is feet IN length IL
feet high, and having etdgcs Mr.: Meredith OF
Liverpool, took the Queens Cup prize for the best
grapes-mammOth specimens of Black Muscat cut
from vine two years and one month old, and car
ryiug thls year 10 lunches weighing altogether from
75 to 100 n of fruit fine late grape, keeping I'LL
April il left to hang after being ripe. To-
True Is il that music and sunlight have been
one i'm this charming exhibition, where Paradise III
Horticultural point Of view has not seemed an I'M
possibility Over 100000 persons had paid for admlS-
sion 10 the Fair mp to the date of your correspond
ents visit Performances at the theaters, concerts
and illuminatious, trips to Blankanese and He'll
poland have been among the excitements OF the
Fair-goers. Standing on one OF the gardeneu
nights of the Fair the farewell view which 1t gave
10 Your spectator was ineXpressibly beautiful Near
nv among leaves and flowers, was an improved
molian harp, which exhaled varying music IN the
passing breeze ms the wind played over Its strings
below and around the fragrant gardens, the walks
and part6rres, the reservoirs and fountains the
waterfalls rockeries and grottOes; the foliage OF
lawn and hillside, pranked with roses, fuchsas
Vernniums; the beautiful lake and its howery isles
and gliding boats; the suspension bridge and the
crowded ayenues-these animated and eloquent
features made scene not to be depicted