Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-07
PASSING OF THE
SAN DIEGO FAIR
CAUSES REGRETS
Wonderfully Beautiful Elk
position Comes to Close
With Ovation for It's Off
Gals City Fresh and
Clean.
ALICE PITTENGER.

san DIeRo, Jan. I've came 10 san
Diego to see little of the exposition
which closes today with an ovation
to its president and board of directors
and officials Of the army and navy.
1t is not wonderfully big fair. but
certainly a wonderfully beautiful one.
Only here, where the wonderful eli
mate of southern California reaches
perfection, could exist out of doors
the remarkable variety Of plant life
found at this exposition. From the
height of the mesa on which stand the
exposition buildings. to the depth of
the deepest canon, the ground is COW
cred with a thick growth of foliage,
from the palm to the pine, from the
bright blooming flowers Of the tropics
to the sturdy plants which thrive in
cold countries.
AS we went to the exposition we
crossed a quarter of mile bridge and
looked down into a canon 1875 feet deep
and saw spreading bushes and big
trees, and through the foliage could
be seen the crimson poinscttia and the
yellow poppy. Down over the south
side of the bridge could be seen San
Diego and the harbor; to the north
across fertile valley could be seen
snow capped mountains. 1t was won
derful!
FOLIAGE THICK EVERYWHERE.
Everywhere is the thick foliage.
Along the order of the bridge are
groves of Italian cypress and beyond
this is acacia of different varieties
further still are some 200 species of
eucalyptus. OF course there are palms,
from the thick bodied phoenix to the
stately tall ones. Scattered every
where are innumerable kinds of bright
colored flowers their brilliant shadings
flashing through the green of the
heavier growths ! never dreamed of
anything so beautiful as this foliage
everywhere on the grounds. It's the
best honeymoon place l ever saw. You
might dream you were Adam or Eve
and almost wear the same clothing 50
far as weather is concerned.
Within the Botanical building is a
rare collection of tropical and semi
tropical plants growing in thick pro-
fusion, are the palm and bamboo, va
rieties of banana trees and a lot of
South American jungly plants. In the
glass covered conservatory above an
open pool filled with lilies, drops from
grape vine. and the ground itself is
covered with flowers. | can't begin to
tell of the beauty of it all, and to cap
the climax, is the aviary with its little
trees and fountains and its many
bright hued birds. This Botanical
building Is said to contain one of the
most wonderful collections OF plants in
the world. and | agree 1t certainly
has
than | ever dreamed of.
JAPANESE GARDEN.
Behind the Botanical building is a
Japanese garden filled with rare plants
from Japan and Formosa-
Then comes the citrus orchard con-
tanning oranges, lemons, grape fruit,
and number of hybrids-
all the trees blooming and bearing. On
the model farm across from the citrus
orchard are growing fig, date, apricot,
olive and alligator pear. A little way
further down is Sir Thomas Lipton's
tea plantation. which is unique The
tea plants were brought from the es-
tate of Sir Thomas Upton near Colon
DO, in Ceylon, by one or the head nurs-
erymen in the Upton service, carried
across the Pacific under glass so as
to protect them and finally planted
here as a test of whether tea culture
is possible in this country. There is
every indication that the experiment
will prove successful. The plantation
continues under the care of the Sing
halise.
The plant life strikes me az being
the most wonderful thins at the ex-
position.
APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURE.
The architecture Is particularly APP
propriate in carrying out the Spanish
colonial sfy1e