Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-07-08
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
The Horticultural Display at the
Columbian Exposition.
An Exhibit of Natures Richie, To.r-
teous and Beautiful iseyond Descrip-
ton A Flowing Fountain of
Vine from California.

The horticultural display at the
worlds fair will be bewildering in ex-
tent and marvellous in beauty The ex-
hibit will possess great scientific and
educational value, but to the ordinary
visitor its ornamental features will be
the most striking. Indeed, it will play
an important part in the adornment Of
to great exposition. While in almost
every part of the exposition grounds
nay. Dc ScGl gratifying evidences of the
very efilie- work Of the horticultural
department, the central point of inter
c. will naturally he in the exhibit in
the horticultural building. This struc-
ture is COS feet long and has an extreue
width CT $50 1eet, It's plan is central
pavilion with two end pavilions each
connected With it b. front and rear cur
tains, forming two interior courts, each
IS by 20 feet. Surrounding the cen ira!
pavilion IS beautifully proportional
dome, - feet in diameter and 113 feet
high.
In the south pavilion of the building
will be installed the viticultural cx-
hibit, embracing all varieties of wine
and everything pertaining to its manu-
facture. An idea of how complete this
part of the exhibit will be eau be gained
from the fact that applications for space
have already been received from thirty
three foreign countries. Eror> abroad
the exhibits of France, German.,, Spain
| and Italy will be especially notable A
fine exhibit Of Gillian wines and rails
ms, famed for their superior quality,
will be made. California viii make a
splendid display, all of the gree firms
being exhibitors and having applied for
much more space than can possibly be
| allowed them. If permission, which
has been asked, be given, Senator Stan
ford win exhibit I wine fountain. This,
as planned, wild throw, for two hours
each morning and afternoon, graceful
streams of Wine to the height of twenty
| two feet.
In the rear curtains of the building
will be shown the fruit exhibit. which
will include all varieties grown in any
part of the world AS far as it is posi-
| bic to do SO, probably in a great ma
| jority of cases, fine specimens of the
natural fruit will be shown. Other
wise wax models, 50 perfect in appear
ance as to be indistingui&hablc from the
real fruit, will be substituted. For this
exhibit about forty-four thousand
square feet, or more than an entire acre
of space, is reserved. \ very complete
ard splendid exhibit of citrons and
Other fruits VIII b sent from California,
! Florida, Mexico and South American
countries by m"ane Of refrirerators
| ripe fruit can b. s"ot long distances
without injury, aal after reaching the
/ fair cold storage facilities viii be avail
able to keep ii in perfect condition.
The exhibit in the important line of
/ Horticulture will be exceptionally extern
sive, and the preparation of it is far add
vanccd. Unless this were the ease the
exhibit could not well be Il success, for
time is required for the plants to over
come the check received in being trans
| planted. More than 500 900 trans
| planted shrubs and plants, of many spe-
cieS, are now growing in the exposition
! grounds, and the number is rapidly in
creasing. The department sent out cir
culars to prominent horticulturists and
horticul tural societies in all parts of the
world requesting donations of plants,
and agreeing to permit the name and
address of the donors to appear in con-
neotion with such specimens as they
! might send. The result is that tho u
sands Of plants-cXcelent specimens,
too-have been forwarded. Among
them are more than $4,000 rare rose
plants, which have been donated by
firms all the way from California to
Hungary.
The Horticultural exhibit will not be
concentrated in one place. In the front
curtains of the building will appear the
greenhouse and dollhouse plants-a
very large variety and many rare and
beautiful specimens. There, too, will
be the finest display Of orchids ever
seen in this country, if not in the world
One firm alone will spend $40, 900 on it's
orchid exhibit. At the opening of the
fair, Chief Samuels says there will be a
display of 1000 different varieties Oh
orchids, embracing fully $4,000 speci-
! mems. Beneath the great dome will be
! the largest tropicalplants obtainable, in
/ Guiding Japanese and Chinese bamboos
Is to 80 feet high, palms 80 to 40 feet
high and tree ferns Is feet or more il
height. There will also be miniature
mountain covered with tropical plants,
and in cave within will be tried the
experiments of growing plants by cleo
trio light and of growing them by the
aid of electric currents, passed through
the soil, both of which, it is claimed,
have been accomplished with remarka-
BILE results
Russian Exhibit of Sugar.
With view to acquainting the Amer
leans with the Russian sugar industry,