The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-07

yards from lake to ocean. The narrow
neck or peninsula forms one side of the
''girdle Of green" which surro unds Lake
Worth. and il is on this girdle that Mr.
II. NJ. Flagler has built his hotel-the
Royal POinciana-its location and sur
70 lndings being beyond doubt the finest
in the world.
All about Palm Beach the face
of the country is decidedly tropi-
cal in its aspect. The old in
digenOus palmeJtOes, graceful and
beautiful always have had their charms
reinforced by the planting of hundreds
of cocoanut palms, which are now in
most thriving condition and highly orna-
mental. Besides these there are thou
sands of other varieties of trees and
shrubs sklrting the more imposing
growths-Orange, lemon, lime, guava,
mango, sapOdilla, alligator pear. sugar
apple, mammee apple, date palm, fig and
Canana-while the pineapple here attains
its highest development and its finest
favor. Flowers OF the raresJ kinds are
also plentiful here, and the wild tropical
bloom is most exquisite in its coloring.
At one point on the lake shore there is a
garden containing o, er five hundred va
rieties of the cactus family.
In the midst of all these natural
beauties, with the waters of the lake al
most washing its feet and the ocean
Poinciana 1t has a frontage on the west
of $50 feet, and is six stories high. 1t
contains $50 sleeping rooms and 100 bath
rooms. ItoVerlooks the ocean through
the vista of broad palm-iined avenue,
and its position tombines the best scenic
features Of the beautiful east coast. The
groun s are adorned with lordly ranks Of
magnificent cocoanut palms, bearing
their fruit in every stage, from the great
ClnCtpFG
a orn sic, and the taSseling
yellow blossoms that resemble
those Of our Indian corn only
much larger. Here are growing every
species of tropical and semi-tropical flow
ers. No situation surpasses its combi-
nation of lovely attractiOns-the perpet-
ull ocean oreeze, the pure water, the good
fishing, the shady avenues the wonderful
variety of curious trees, and plants in
their full maturity of noble growth, the
profusion of tropical fruits and the sue
cession of vegetables throughout the
year All these make this spot
fascination; in fact, space
fails one to tell of the foliage plants of
brilliant red, yellow and purple, ten feet
high. Of the flaming red, broad-leaved
hibiscus of the moon flowers and the
morning glories-creeping everywhere at
their own sweet will-of the white and
red blenders. twenty feet high and
spreading to an equal width, of the royal
and magnificent poinciana-a gorgeous
Towering tree from which the hotel takes
its name-all serving to proclaim that
here, indeed, is Florida, in its own I'M
questioned right-the land of fowers"
The superb train service of the Jack
sonville St. Augustine and Indian River
railway is now in opera Jon as far south
as TT. Pierce on the Indian River, pas
sengers at this point taking the connect
ing steamers for Jupiter and Lake Worth.
In very short time the train service
will be extended Co West Pain Beach,
just across the lake from the Royal
Poinciana, and then the southernmost
hotel in the American Riviera will be
within forty hours Of New York city by
rail.