Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
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topmost figure surmounting the side Altar symbolizes Thought.
The Arched Opening forming the inclosure of the Altar contains alternating Masks expressing Intelligence and Ignorance in equal measure, symbolizing the Peoples of the World. A gradual development to the higher forms of Plant Life is expressed upward in the Altar Tower, the conventionalized Lily Petal being the highest form. L. C. Mullgardt. Court of the Four Seasons It will be noticed that this court is planted mainly with grey-green foliage, the banner poles being of the same color. Flora Olive trees. Choisya ternata. High-grade acacias. Coprosma (from Chili - a shiny-leafed shrub on north front). Eucalypti. Cotoneaster bufolia (border). English yews in couples of three groups. |
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