Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
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responsible for the completion of the Panama Canal, and Fame and Victory
blow bugles long and loud from his shoulders. The idea of energy is further carried out by the splendid play of the waters from the fountain itself, tremendous force being evident. - At the west end of South Gardens, opposite the Band Concourse, are most interesting groups of trees, shrubs and flowers. The members of different floral families have taken the opportunity of meeting and establishing themselves in the same neighborhood, and the result is delightful for the lover of flowers. Now is the time to study differences and similarities in the plant world - and our opportunities are appreciated. Notice the splendid groups of trees and shrubs on either side of Horticultural Palace. Monterey pines, Monterey cypresses, Lawson cypresses, acacias, laurustinus, veronicas and dahlias are grouped so as to make a most remarkable effect in form and color. The Dracaena Canariensis or Canary palm, as we are in the habit of calling it, and the Washingtonia robusta, or California fan palm, are seen in alternate arrangement, double rows on either side the Avenue of Palms. On the south side of the Exposition grounds is a wall, twenty feet high, of living green. It is made of mesembryanthemum spectabilis put in |
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