The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . MICHIGAN LOGGING CAMP. At the centre of the buildlno- all the States and countries havecontributed large specimens to form an immense pyramid. Pass-ing this, one comes to the display of Australia. The island conti-nent has enclosed her exhibit in a stockade of planks nine feethigh, and many of them several feet wide. For six feet up fromthe floor these boards are all polished. In variety there are myrall,rosewood, red bean, bloodwood, onionwood, and many others notfound elsewhere. Next comes Mexico, showing violet wood, mountain ebony, andmany
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . MICHIGAN LOGGING CAMP. At the centre of the buildlno- all the States and countries havecontributed large specimens to form an immense pyramid. Pass-ing this, one comes to the display of Australia. The island conti-nent has enclosed her exhibit in a stockade of planks nine feethigh, and many of them several feet wide. For six feet up fromthe floor these boards are all polished. In variety there are myrall,rosewood, red bean, bloodwood, onionwood, and many others notfound elsewhere. Next comes Mexico, showing violet wood, mountain ebony, andmany other curious and beautiful products, and then Brazil. The i86 AGRICULTURE, pavilion of the latter is composed of trees whose interlockingbranches form the walls. The entrance is through a beautifulrustic archway. Three hundred and twenty-one specimens of dyewoods and ornamental woods are to be seen here. Across theaisle from this display are those of the States of Ohio, North. BROOKFIEIvD STUD, LONDON. ENGLAND. Property of Biirdett Coutts, Esq., M. P. Dakota, Wisconsin and Kentucky, all with creditable exhibits; andstill to the north are Nebraska, Minnesota, Louisiana, Virginia andPennsylvania. Amid these exhibits of our own States is a sectiondevoted to Spain, the Philippine Islands and Cuba. They showornamental woods in unique and beautiful variety. At the extremenorth end of the building, and facing the centre aisle, is the displayof Japan. The showing made by this empire is very creditableand noteworthy from the fact that it is the first exhibit of nativewood ever made outside of its own borders. Honduras adjoinsJapan, and then India comes in the corner of the building. Return- AGRICULTURE. i8r ing southward we now come to the exhibit of Paraguay, where aredisplayed 321 varieties of timber from twelve inches to four feet indiameter. Bark and dye-woods are also shown in to the south is Germany, their fine display rendered moreinteresting b
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