The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-06-03
FRUIT AND FLOWERS ATTHE FAIR
The horticultural Display at the Elk
position Will Surpass ALI Previous
Ones, And Will Be Beautiful
Beyond Description.

Beyond Description.
The horticultural display at the
WOrlds's Fair will be bewildering in
extent and marvellous in beauty. The
exhibit will possess great scientific and
educational value, but to the ordi-
nary visitor it's ornamental features
will be the most striking. Indeed. it
will play an important part in the
adornment of the great Exposition.
While in almost every part Of the Ex-
position grounds may be seen gratify-
ing evidences of the very efficient work
of the Horticultural Department, the
central point of interest will naturally
be in the exhibit in the horticultural
building. This structure is 99S feet
long and has an extreme width of $50
feet. Its plan is central pavilion
with two end pavilions, each connect
ed with it by front and rear curtains
forming two interior courts, each SO
by 20 feet. Surrounding the CEN
trail pavilion is beautiful proportion
ed dome, 1877 feet in diameter and 1l3
feet high.
In the south pavilion of the build
ing will be installed the viticultural
exhibit, embracing all varieties of
wine and everything pertaining to it's
manufacture. An idea of how COM
plete this part of the exhibit will be,
can be gained from the fact that ap-
plications for space have already been
received from thirty three foreign
countries.
In the rear curtains of the build
ing will be shown the fruit exhibit,
which will include all varieties grown
in any part of the world. AS far as it
is possible to dose, probably in great
majority Of cases, fine specimens of
the natural fruit will be shown.
Otherwise wax models, so perfect in
appearance as to be indistinguiShable
from the real fruit, will be substituted
For this exhibit about $4,000 square
feet, or more than an entire acre of
space, is reserved. A very complete
and splendid exhibit of citrons and
| MIA, Florida, Mexico and South Ameri-
can countries. BY means of refriger-
| ators ripe fruit can be sent long dis
tances without injury, and after
reaching the Fair cold storage facili-
ties will be available to keep it in
perfect condition.
The exhibit it the important line
| of Horticultural will be exceptionally
extensive, and the preparation of it is
far advanced. Unless this were the
| case the exhibit could not well be a
| success, for time is required for the
| plants to overcome the check received
| in being tranSplanted. More than
500, 900 transplanted shrubs and plants
| of many species, are now growing in
the exposition grounds, and the num-
Der is rapidly increasing, The De-
partment sent out circulars to promi-
nent horticulturists and horticultural
societies in all parts of the world re.
questing donations of plants, and
agreeing to permit the name and adj
dress of the donors to appear in con-
nection with such specimens as they
might send. The result is that
thousands of plants-eXcel lent speci-
| mems, tOO-have been forwarded.
Among them are more than so, 000rare
rose plants, which have been donated
by firms all the way from California to
Hungary.
The Horticultural exhibit will not be
NOhNNh VI ouNA III OhS p1oNO' LII UuS
front cur tains of the building will ap-
pear the greenhouse and dollhouse
plantsa very large variety and many
rare and beautiful specimens. There
too, will be the finest display of or
chids ever seen in this country, if not
in the world. One firm alone will
spend $4,000 on it's orchid exhibit.
At the opening of the Fair, Chief
Samuels says, there will be display
or 1000 different variety of orchids,
embracing full $4,000 specimens. Be
meath the great dome will be the
largest tropical plants obtainable, in
GLIDING japanese and Chinese bam-
boOs Is to so feet high, palms 30 to 40
feet high, and tree ferns Is # or more
in height. There will also be min
iature mountain covered with tropical
plants, and in cave within will be
tried the experiments of growing
plants by electric light and of grow
ing them by the aid of electric cur
rents, passed through the soil, both of
which, it is claimed, have been &C
complished with remarkable results.