People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-04-14

thousand feet long, with an ex-
IRENE width of two hundred and eighty
seven feet The dome is one hundred
and eighty-seven feet in diameter, with
an interior height of one hundred and
thirteen feet The largest tree ferns,
palms. bamboos and giant cacti are
here exhibited. Front and rear cur
tains connect the dome with two end
pavilions forming two interior courts,
each Lightweight by two hundred and
seventy feet The front curtains have
glass roofs and are devoted entirely TO
Horticulture. The rear curtains are
partly covered with glass, and will be
mainly filed by the exhibit of green
fruits. The end pavilions are for the
wine exhibit, portion Of the fruit dis
play. Orchids, dahlias, pelargoniums
and Towering ANNALS 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.
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 be in
place as an exhibit on the nations hOl-
iday, July L. 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 eft.
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 a 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, blackberries 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 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 &C.
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
still more extensive outdoor floral dis.
play. On the south end of the island
under the trees there will be fields of
rhodOdendrons, azaleas and lilies from
Relpium Holland Graat britain and