The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-06-10
ALEXANDRIA, LA, JUNE 10, 1884
HORTICULTURAL.

garden vegetables, can be we'll pre-
served in alcohol of "a proper
strength, in clear glass show bot
ties. Quart sizes are best for the
small fruits, half gallon for the
large fruits. Dry cvaporated, can
ned and conserved fruit should be
also exhibited. Fruit products, iel-
lies, wines, brandies and vinegar
should not be omitted. Tropical
and semi-tropical, and possibly 9th
er fruit, should be renewed fire.
quently during the exhibition.
MINERALS AND ORES.
I. There should be complete
collection of all the characteristic
minerals of the State represented
by well-selected hand specimens.-
This should include all the gems
and precious stones, crystals, rare
minerals, hand-specimens of all
ores and rocks of the State. Eve
ry item Of the mineralogy Of the
State should be represented by a
small specimen, at least, in this
collection.
2. Geological specimens, fossils,
and so on, sections, diagrams, en-
cravings, and photographs should
form form another collection. All
OF the physical features of the State
including its topography, climatolo-
gy and so on shonld be represented
by a model, charts and tables.
This should inclde views of it's
characteristic mountains and val
leys, cataracts, landscapes, etc. A
collection Of photographs of seem
cry can be made extremely inter-
esting and instructing.
4. These should be a collection Of
botanical preparations illustrating
the fora of the State; also a col |
lection OF growing plants, shrubs
and small trees, as far as possible, |
illustrating the climatic range and
variations Of species in forresty and
horticulture.
4. The fishes Of the State should |
be represented by specimens in al
cohol, plaster casts or other prepar-
atoms, or by engravings. Give the
statistics of your fisheries.
5. The animals of the State
should be represented by stuffed
specimens, mounted birds, insects,
ETC., with such accompanying spec
linens as will indicate their habits
and mode of life. A collection of
shells is easily made and always in
teresting to the public.
6. The building stones should be
in blocks or slabs. One
foot cubes, for example are suitable
for sandstones, GRANTEES, limestones,
ETC., while marbles, soapstones and
states are better cut in slabs. We
suggest that different sides be dress
ID in different styles say one side
broken, one side pushed, one ham,
ner dressed, and one polished.
7. Minerals of economic value
not metallic), such as asbestos,
mica, heavy spar, corundum
graphite, manganese, glass-sand,
limestone for lime, fire-clay, mill
tone, grindstone and milestone,
'chres, ETC., should form another
lass, and be exhibited in large
pecimens of ten pounds or over.
8. Specimens, Of soils, taken to
include surface to sub-soil in glass
ubes or boxes with glass fronts.
darls, phosphates, ETC., all accom-
'anied by analysis.
9. Specimens of mineral, artesi-
N, spring or well water with anal
sis.
Mr.. Julius Levin kindly consent
d to take charge of all articles sent
o Alexandria for exhibition, and all
are urgently requested to
'egin the preparation of articles for
Exhibition, as it is necessary that
hey should be in the City Of New