The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
FRUITS AND FLOWERS
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
Entire World Will Be Represented
at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition.
HOW GARDENS ARE MADE
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


ST. LOUIS, March 26-The seventy-five
acres OF outdoor planting surrounding the
agriculture and horticulture buildings at
the worlds fair has not only created a
matchless array of beauty spots, but af-
fords the student In landscape architecture
and the botanist opportunities never pre-
sented at any exposition.
Here are gardens of surprising lowell
ness and of unequaled proportions. Every
plant and hover indigenous to the latitude
is shown in its natural element. Many
plants that thrive alone in the tropics have
been transplanted TO the worlds fair gar
dens and have been so nurtured and cod
died that during the summer months they
will appear as much at home will the
flora OF North America.
All of the outdoor planting was done UNI
der the personal direction of MIR. Joseph
II. Hadkinson. who was appointed superin-
tendent of Horticulture by Chief Frederic
W. Taylor. of the agriculture and horticul-
ture departments.
I'VE are practically not limited for
space" says Mr.. Hadkinson. land the
gardens we have prepared we hope will
prove a revelation to the horticulurist and
to the novice. The limited area of the ex-
any such display as has been made for
the worlds fair. At Chicago ten acres
were devoted to this work. At St. Louis
our rose garden alone covers an area al
most as large.
The rose garden occupies space on the
east of the palace of agriculture. We have
growing there about 1900 rose bushes and
will unquestionably present the greatest ar
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All OF the roses that will stand the rigors
OF winter are already installed. and as soon
as the danger CT frost is over there will be
planted many of the tea roses and other
varieties that will produce an abundance
of blossoms all during the fair.
Two acres of ground on the west side
of the agriculture building are devoted to
what We term our wild garden. Here we
have sought TO install every wild flower and
shrub indigenous to this latitude. There is
nothing formal about this garden. we hav-
ing sought to reproduce one of natures
beauty spots.
"One New York exhibitor has caused to
be planted large display of peonies. They
were installed early last spring and have
made astonishing growth. This exhibit will
demonstrate that florists have done much
toward perfecting this old-time flower. and
have so developed it's beauty that at flu
ture flower shows 1t will occupy COM
handing a position as will the rose, the
carnation and the chrysantheum.
There are special exhibits of every flow
er OF prominence and the student may here
learn what is possible in plant culture.
of popular interest is the section de-
voted TO aquatic and arid plants. The
aquatics occupy about three acres of space,
and every water plant will be shown in as
near its native habitat as is possible. Adj
Joining the aquatic section are artificial
hills and valleys covered with sand and
rock. Here will be shown all of the plants
OF the arid regions"
The worlds fair lawns in the agriculture
section land there are forty acres of them)
are striking examples of what can be done
under the most unpromising conditions. In
many places where are now beautiful velvet
lawns. clay was filled in to a depth of eight
cen feet. Thirty days time only was
quired 10 convert this into a thick turf and
demand the use of a lawnmower.
Scarcely less attractive than the flower
gardens will be the displays of fruit. When
the doors of the exposition open on April
palace OF horticulture, structure SOOxiOc
feet, Will be laden with fruits that in many
instances could not have been preserved
been attained in cold storage.
John T. Stinson, superintendent of po-
mology. under whose direction all of the
fruit exhibits will be made, says:
Advices from the state commissions
warrant the assertion that great
floor space there will be no vacant spots
when the exposition opens. In cold storage
here In st. Louis now there are sufficient
fruits to cover the tables and to renew
them many times. Especially in the dis
play of the apples will the cold storage
facilities show to advantage.
Practically every State in the Union has
the choicest of their apple crops carefully
placed in cold storage, To be removed and
placed exhibition with the opening of
the fair. The mooted question of which
section OF the country produces the most
perfect fruit will be decided here. And it
Will be case of the survival of the fittest
The apples TO-DAY present the same appear
ance as the day when they were plucked
and the judges will have no difficulty in
determining upon the merits of the fruits
entered for prizes
cold storage will also permit an I'M
precedented display of grapes at a season
of the year when that standard fruit is
usually exceedingly scarce. The New York
growers especially will make a great dis
play OF grapes-probably the greatest ever
made at that season of the year.
Most of the States have completed ar
rangements for the shipments of fresh
management is assured of complete display
every day during the season. Apply day
on Sept. y, will be long remembered on
that date every apple-grOwing State will
have an unusually big display and worlds
fair visitors Will revel in the splendid Of
ferings. There will be peach day. melon
day, and nearly every day special Offer
ing display OF some sort will be made.
Another exhibit that will be of interest
and value to the horticulturist will be the
display of tools and implements used by
the fruit grower Everything that the
husbandman needs with which to plant
cultivate and harvest his crops will be
shown in systematic array in the west wing
of the horticulture palace"