Evening star., 1941-03-02
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr,
Travel Editor.

Her introduction TO natives and
visitors timed for the height of the
spring blossom season, the New Or
leans Floral Trail Queen of 1941
will make her bow to her subjects
and visitors this afternoon.
It is the early March tourist who
catches most of the dramatic beauty
OF the millions Of blooms, set against
a background of palms, oaks and
historic buildings. approximately
81 100000 has been buried in the
ground" since Floral Trail spading
was begun in 1885. But nature pays
increasing interest each year as the
90 900 Towering shrubs, bushes and
trees spread to fill in the gaps and
present now almost solid bank
of color along the drives so miles.
Principal role in the show of hues
at this season of the year is played
by more than $4,000 azaleas in 30
varieties, glamorizing Southern city
which, both gay and wistful. long
has been favorite of spring
tourists.
Fifty miles of the bloom banked
avenues are now marked by red,
green and white signs. picturing
flower and reading Floral Trail,
sponsored by the Young Mems Busi-
ness Club"
The recommended route. which
requires some pardonable doubling
back, starts at the columned monu-
ment to Robert E. Lee, and curves
along. st. Charles avenue to Car
rollton avenue. A sharp turn into
Carrollton brings a straight-away
route past the intersection of South
Claiborne avenue and of Canal
street (both flower packed, but to
be traversed later to City Park
avenue. Turn sharply left into
City Park avenue, later swinging
right for a dead-end sector of the
trail. There, make a 180-degree
turn, strike City Park avenue again
for a short distance, then turn
left into Canal street. Cross Car
rollton avenue, and at Broad street
turn left again toward Lake Pont-
chartfain into the Gentilly road
sector.
The trail again ends abruptly, so
turn back again. At Esplanade ave-
nue. turn left. A short distance
farther, turn left again into South
Claiborne avenue to a Handicapped
traffic circle. Go around the circle,
doubling back on South Claiborne
and curving past Louisiana avenue
to Napoleon street. There, turn
right. A short distance farther,
bear left into Fontainbleu. Turn
left into Audubon avenue toward
South Claiborne avenue, then dart
right to catch another short sector
which leads into Carrollton avenue.
Don't enter Carrollton, but make a
180-degree turn, continuing a short
distance On South Claiborne to
Audubon boulevard again. Jog right
to Willow street, then turn right
into South Claiborne again. At
Napoleon street, turn right, cross st.
Charles avenue and continue almost
w eAiC Niooioolppi IIlVCA' Wllell bIle
trail dies out, double back to St.
Charles avenue, turning right, then
right again into a similar jog of
Louisiana avenue. Swing around
into st. Charles, there turn right,
and the Lee Monument, trails end,
is just ahead.
Recently introduced to Eastern
travellers, with Washington as one
of the key cities in the plan, is a
new circuit tour by rail and water
to Nassau, in the Bahamas, through
both New York and Miami, Fla.
Although such trip has been avail
able since the time Miami-to-Nas-
Sau ship service was launched, the
Trunk Line Association of railroads
has issued joint passenger rates for
rsSnd trips at attractive prices and
assists the tourist by allowing him
to buy the trip as "packaged tour" "
Five railroads and two steamship