The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19
Glass Conservatory and Storage
room Features in Big Horti-
culture Building.
EXHIBIT OF FORCED FRUITS.
Plans for Structure in Form OF
Greek Cross, With Pavilion
and Two Wings, Ready
for Contractors.

Horticulture. the last Of the big exhibit
buildings OF the Worlds Fair. with the
single exception Of the Forestry and Game
building, will be submitted to contractors
Saturday morning for their estimates of the
cost Of construction. and the contract Will
be awarded next week.
Plans for the Horticulture building have
never been published having been finished
recently by Emmanuel Masqueray. Design
err in Chief OF the Exposition. The structure
will stand on Skinker Hill. $50 feet south
of the Agriculture building.
1t is in the shape of a Greek cross with
q center pavilion and two wings. The GEN.
ter pavilion is 400 feet square; the wings are
each 204 feet by go feet. They are divided
from the center pavilion BY glass partitions
and the floor of each Is nine feet lewsr
than that Of the central feature.
This difference In elevation Is intended TO
produce a monumental effect. which is fur
Their heightened by the use in the main en-
about $50 feet high. The eastern wing is
almost entirely OF glass and will be used
as conservatory.
A hot-water heating plant is to be in
stalled in the cellar of this wing. and the
pipes are to be led through the wing, which
will be made alright. Here 1t is the inten-
ton Of the Horticultural Department TO
force plants during the winter and spring
preceding the opening of the Exposition for
use in landscape and bedding work about
the grounds.
The heat will also have the effect Of saw
ing some Of the valuable plants sent for ex-
hibition from the cold. which comes dur
ing the late autunn Immediately after the
closing. Of the Exposition. The glass sides
allow the free admission Of the sun through
out the day.
In the same wing will be shown specimens
OF plant cultures grown in different coun.
tries for use and ornament, and the forced
culture Of vegetables and fruits.
HEAT AND COLD SUPPLY.
The west wing OF the building will be used
for general horticultural exhibits. In the
basement of the wing cold storage will be
provided for the fruit to be exhibited in the
building. For this purpose the cellar has
basement there will also be unpaeking
rooms to keep the shipping debris out OK
sight
three sides, the south, west and north. The
west and north galleries will be used for
restaurants: Tables will be set here. 50
below while taking luncheon. The gallery
is easily accessible by stairs from the CEN
ter pavilion and from the main floor. The
southern gallery will be used as offices for
the working force OF the Department OF
Horticulture.
The center pavilion will contain the pomo-
logical exhibits including, according to the
classification. pomaceous and stone fruits,
such as apples. peaches, nectarines and kin
dred fruits: citrus fruits, such as oranges.
lemons. lines: tropical and subtropical
rs small s e s apIes
gooseberries and nuts.
The construction Of the building shows no
change from the accepted method Of the
covered by trusses, which range in span
from seventy-two feet over the center aisle
to fCrty-eight feet over the side aisies. The
space between the Horticulture and Agri-
culture buildings will be laid out In high
ly ornate garden in which exhibiting flor
lists and nurserymen will MAINTAIN beds.