. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1884. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE CANADIAN H0BTICULTDKI8T. 269 THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION. The horticultui'al department of this great exposition has been placed under the superintendence of the widely known, and much esteemed horticul- turist, Mr. Parker Earl, whose inde- fatigable industiy in behalf of this department has already secured for it the most extensive exhibit^ in its various branches that have ever been collected on this continent The horticultural group has been divided into the following classes : 1. Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1884. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE CANADIAN H0BTICULTDKI8T. 269 THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION. The horticultui'al department of this great exposition has been placed under the superintendence of the widely known, and much esteemed horticul- turist, Mr. Parker Earl, whose inde- fatigable industiy in behalf of this department has already secured for it the most extensive exhibit^ in its various branches that have ever been collected on this continent The horticultural group has been divided into the following classes : 1. Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers. 2. Conservatories, and their Management. 3. Implements and Accessories. 4. Garden Designing and Construction. 5. Vegetables. 6. Fruit and Fruit Trees. 7. Seeds and Saplings of Forest Trees. 8. Gardens for Dwellings. of We give below a cut and description. THE HORriCULTURAL HALL. The Horticultural Hall is 600 feet in length and 194 feet wide through its centre. It is the largest conservatory in the world. It is substantially built as a durable struc- ture, becoming by arrangement with the city a permanent feature of the Park. It is located on high ground in the midst of live oak groves. Surmounting the centre is a magnificient tower, 90 feet high, roofed with glass. Beneath this tower, in constant play, is a grand fountain. 20,000 plates of fruit, double the amount ever before displayed at any exposition, will be shown on tables extending through the hall. Around the hall will be arranged an infinite variety of rare tropical and semi-tropical plants, flow- ers and shrubbery. There is a tropical hothouse, 250 feet long by 25 feet wide, in which the most delicate flowers from the far South will be nurtured and made to bloom in their most brilliant perfection. Tropical fruits in their various stages of growth will be exhibited. Fruits of every section and productions of all seasons, will, by arrange- ments for stated supplies and thorough processes of cold storage, be ava
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