Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-26
BEAUTIFY|NG EXPOSITION GROUNDS.
A Southern Woods to be Trans
formed Into a Paradise
More Than a Million
Plants and Trees
Used.
by FRANK EBERLE. I

D'~'N1
Artistic landscape engineering and
| gardening is rapidly Transforming what
was but rough scope ofwoodland into
paradise of beauty. Art has been
brought TO the aid of nature in accom-
plishing the greater landscape work of
the jamestown Exposition. Natural
forests are utilized where available and
massive trees are being transplanted to
carry out the plan of the work and
conform to the general arrangement
of streets, buildings, and other Exposi-
tion improvements.
More than million plants, shrubs
and trees are already in place on the
grounds, covering many varieties from
the budding plants just opening into
life to giant live oak whose age is
estimated at nearly thousand years
This veteran oak, the king of the trans
formed forest, was a large tree when
America was discovered and its spread
ing branches will afford shade and
shelter to thousands of Exposition
visitors.
The arranging of the grounds nee
essitated the draining of more than a
thousand acres of land in order to
guard against any possibility of
malaria. Streams had to be bridged
and great trees had to be transplanted
and in many instances had to be carried
on RATS across tide water for many
miles. An old apple orchard which oc-
cupied part of the ground needed by
the Exposition had to be removed.
Instead of being destroyed it was dug
up and the trees transplanted around
thirty-five acre drill ground to pro
vide shade and add beauty to the sur
| roundings
The Exposition avenues are to be
rendered attractive by five rows of
trees, two of apple, two of red maple
and one of pin oak. All open spaces
are to be covered with trees, shrubs
and fiowersi and flowers and shrubs
will be planted along the walke. The
creamy white magnolias and lilies, the
bright goldenrods, roses and other
Towering plants and trees, will mingle
their colors with the various shades of
green furnished by the ivy, the maple,
the oak, the pine and the bay trees.
Ferns in endless variety are to be
seen along the beds of flowers, and
luxuriant palms will play an important
part in beautifying the landscape.
Towering high above the roses, lilies,
lilacs, jasmine, magnolias and multi
tudes of other shrubs and trees stand
groves of pines along the water
courses.
The tree growth had an important
influence on the building of the Exposi,
ton, for the streets and roadways on
| the grounds have been made to conform
to great extent to the location of the
trees in order that an attractive land
scape setting may be given to the
buildings wherever possible. Some
of the walks will be bowers of beauty
under natural arbors of scuppernong
grape, Virginia creepers and other
trailing vines
The fence around the grounds two
and half miles long, is in itsefa thing
ofgreat beauty. 1t is eight feet high,
made of farm wire and barb wire. The
entire fence is covered with japanese
honeysuckle blooming all Summer,
with thumpet vine with their long
scarlet flowers and with the magnifi-
cent crimson ramble rose. Thus, the
beauty of the Exposition grounds may
be seen on every side, even the fence
being sight to arouse admira ton.