River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-04-13

/ glass roofs and are devoted entirely to
| Horticulture The rear curtains are
/ partly covered with glass, and will be
mainly filled by the exhibit of green
/ fruits. The end pavilions are for the
wine exhibit, portion Of the fruit dis
/ play. Orchids, dahlias, pelargouiums
/ and towering ANIMALS will be among
the principal features of the fall dis
| play.
During the whole period Of the expo
sition there will be weekly displays of
/ cut flowers on each Tuesday. The sea-
sonal varieties of cut flowers will be as
/ complete and as exhaustive as in the
main departmental exhibits. Pansies
/ in the spring and again pansies in the
/ fall form the outer limits, between
which the artistic skill of the designer
/ will have an endless chain of beauty.
4 From the Conservatives of George
w. Childs there will come two car
/ loads of caladiums-the finest collec-
| ton in the world-which are to lie in
place as an exhibit on the nations hol-
| iday, July 4. 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 viii 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 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
viii 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 viii have es-
peeially attractive displays.
Green fruits viii be shown in the
main sections of the curtains. Canned
goods. seeds, vegetables, jellies evap-
GRATED fruits, etc, win be shown in the
north pavilion. IN pomaceous and
/ stone fruits there will be first the
later-l1eeping apples and all kinds of
pears These are now in cold storage
for the opening Of the fair. In many
cases they viii be shown preserved in
glass lars. Canada will make a mag
nificent display of apples and pears,
and Russia viii 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 aud olives, there will
be a liberal display from South Amer.
lea and from Florida, The latter is the
only state which senas 81 fruits 70 the
exposition free Of Charge,
kmsE igaiis, Including straw bngFles.