Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-21
ZEN DAY VS. At THE FAIR.
CONTINUED

hay have forgotten the form o
Hiding since it was described
weeks since, and we will say
is comprised of what might be
i've buildings joined together;
|e or central part, two wings
Z off from the dome, one to the
the other to the south, then
Fge square building at either
| he great structure. The arch
! and the surroundings show
Ee building is and what it con-
viz: almost everything that
b to Horticulture and hort1cul-
|If the building is approached
|e west, the nearest side to sew
the gate openings of the
), the structure will appear to
on a low terrace, with small
or fountain places, where
plants have been placed.
de the building is a margin
was planted to pansies and
b early bloom and have been
hction till this time. The dis
this plant and it's bloom have
ally delightful. Speaking of
there were set in one plot on
It side of the building 100, 900
while on the other side there
nense numbers. There were
(arly spring great beds of tu-
|acinths, not less than 100000
BULBS having been set. The
such an immense number of
Is and beautiful flowers may
lined, but can not be describ-
must be remembered that a
pace is taken about the build
a green, grassy lawn, with,
and occasional rare plants.
The building is Wooded Island,
5 covered with some of the
growth of trees which grew
round before the water chan
|e dug out around it. The is
been beautified by the plant
Different kinds of trees and
nd the use of a large part of
bee for plant and flower beds.
hderstand, these grounds have
ken by different exhibitors,
We here shown their best
Bpecialties, etc. So great a
Pf Towering plants has been
and set that every month will
myriad of loveliest flowers in
The tulips and pansies in
lie roses and azalias in June,
|1als in midsummer and the
lhemums in the fall. 1t is
there are $4,000 of this lat
Pwth to come into bloom lat
May when we saw the scene
III, and many of the more ten
is were in the building and
house" departments, and we
|ribe it in part as it then APP
We enter the dome part of
ling and there rises before US
Fnse pyramid of shrubbery.
|ns, ferns in great numbers,
specimens from the flowers
countries, which altogether
he center beneath the high
make a sight that is beauti-
hin this pyramid of growing
0ere is huge pile of rocks to
miniature mountain, down
; trickling streams of water,
in which is a cave, called
Pave, where the rocks have
laced as to make what seems
Natural cave of crystal rock.
les a cool place on hot day.
Q under the dome is beauti- |
hundreds of climbing vines
climbed away up the pillars
Home work Of the structure
0otted plants set high up on |
|ry projections, and decora-
|ae by the artists, that taken
1hre wonderful. In this sec
lants of like kind have been
gether. Here we notice a
bred thickly with calceola-
here the purple azalias, and
rge section with rhododen-
b in one large section are or
lost without number. It is
there were $4,000 of these
plants about the grounds at
y ng Of the fair. There were
uncounted number of ten
house plants in this part of
Ing Passing into the south
e has opportunity to see the
e tropics, and here was ev-
rom the stump cactus to the
cate fern species. We will
htion the ornamental leaf
\ e great number of bulb
bring plants and curious