The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-14


w. Childs there will come two car
loads of caladiums-the finest collec-
ton in the world-which are to be in
place as an exhibit on the nations hol-
| iday, July T. One exhibitor will send
one hundred thousand dollars worth OF
orchids, and among the famous orchid
| collectors who will exhibit may be
mentioned Corning of Albany, Kimball
of Rochester and Ames of Boston.
Other connoisseurs in America and Eu-
rope will be represented. One of the
brilliant displays will be the largest
collection of cycadaceous plants ever
brought together. The display OF
aquatic plants will be in the south
court of the building.
The fruit display will be in the west
curtains and the pavilions. This, too,
will change according to seasons, and
in some sections the kaleidoscope eff
feet will be more rapid than in the
floral display. To maintain a con-
stantly fresh and attractive display is
the task of the department of pomol-
ogy. Practically all the states will be
represented by a fruit display of
some kind, and individual exhibitors
will be numerous. The leading fruit
growers of the country will have spe-
cial exhibits. Many of the states and
several foreign countries will have
handsome pavilions. Fruit will not be
shown in great masses but in almost
infinite varieties Minnesota, New
York. Maine and Oregon will have es-
pecially attractive displays.
Green fruits will be shown in the
main sections of the curtains. Canned
goods, seeds, vegetables, jellies, evap-
Grated fruits, etc, will be shown in the
north pavilion. In pomaceous and
stone fruits there will be first the
later-keeping apples and all kinds of
pears These are now in cold storage
for the opening of the fair. In many
cases they will be shown preserved in
glass jars. Canada will make mag
nificent display of apples and pears,
and Russia will be in at the opening
with similar display. New South
Wales will send a splendid exhibit of
fruit in jars. Maine will have fine
display of apples.
In citrous fruits there will be oranges,
lemons, lines, etc, from Florida, Cali
fornia, Louisiana, Spain, Mexico, Italy
and France and from South American
countries. In tropical and subtropical
fruits, snch as bananas, pineapples,
tamarinds, figs and olives, there will
be liberal display from South Amer
lea and from Florida. The latter is the
only state which sends all fruits to the
exposition free of charge.
Small fruits, including Strawberries,
raspberries, blsckberries and currants,
will be exhibited during the entire sea-
son. The first displays will come from
the southern states, then from the mid
die and northern states and from Cana
da. New York will send three hundred
varieties of straw berries.
One of the foremost spectacular dis
plays will be outside the building, on
the east lawns facing the lagoon and
the wooded island. On either side of
the central fountain are two immense
lawns, which will be a blaze of color
when the exposition opens, and whose
attractiveness will be renewed accord
ing to the seasons. Here again Penn
sylvania and New York will meet in
floral rivalry. Pennsylvania will oc-
cupy the north and New York the
south lawn. Brilliant in the extreme
will be the flaming crimson, saffron or
scarlet fields from the bed where tens
of thousands of cannas, pansies and
other popular flowers have been plant
ed. Crossing either of the bridges to
the wooded island the visitor reaches a
still more extensive outdoor floral dis
play. On the south end of the island
under the trees there will be fields of
rhododeDdrons, azaleas and lilies from
Belgium, Holland, Great Britain and
the United States.
Close by lies the geometrical rose
garden of one and a quarter acres,
where fifty thousand roses will bloom.
West of the rose garden will be large
collections of old-fashioned herba-
ceous plants, and to the north a mag
nificent collection of ornamental
leaved shrubs and trees, including the
cut-leaved japanese maple. There will
be exhibits of European peonies and
other hardy plants, and a special dis
play of phloxes, asters and dahlias from
Germany. Pennsylvania will show an
immense collection of garden plants.
There will be special days and weeks
for the display of certain flowers and
plants, both indoors and outdoors.