Show VIEWS THE CHIEF OF THIS department touching the n to M ate the floral exhibit permanent A suggestion to utilize the wooded islands for a conservatory mr john thorpe the newly appointed chief of the branch of iho department of horticulture writes as follows concerning the requirements ot the floral display al the exposition an effort may be mada to change the location of the horticulture building at woolda columbian exposition to a place where the building or at least anft central portion may retain as a per manaut conservatory alter the close of the gibat exposition the large island in tha lagoon has been suggested as an excellent permanent bite and the building could be placed there without necessarily destroying all ahe trees the of the building could be as a permanency and the annexed so buila that they could be readily removed aliw toa close of the fair without in any way the architectural effect of the main piert it ix believed that if the horticultural building u to be made a permanency many contributions of immense specimen plants can be secured that auld otherwise ba withheld as ahe owners while willing to send such specimens to form part ot a permanent national collection would be loath to run the risk of their total loss simply for a few months display and to such aa exhibition would be contributed many large specimens th at have outgrown the lineta of the conservatories conserva tories which they at present occupy in addition to these thare will be brought from their habitants specimens of tree ferna palma crolona and similar decorative plants ot larger aize than any ever seen here before alanta euch as have never before been in cultivation and such as no ex biting conservator would be large enough to house all theas will be gathered gather sd together in the great horticultural building at th fair and it ia of baat importance to horticulture thai such a magnificent collection should ba made permanent many of the plants that would be contributed tri buted to tuch a collection aiom public aad private conservatories conserva tories ara now historical and if gathered to gathar in a permanent collection would be a standing national monument of lasting ins and galui is splendid opportunity for the formation of the deat collection cf decorative plant i tha collection of economic plants and taft most complete assembly of unique in jhb corid and it should not bo td to pass unimproved we dragt tha powers that be wil bieh wieh the matter carefully and if the site already assigned the horticulture building i not eligible for a permanent that such change be at anea made as to permit the execution ol 01 the plan above outlined chicago sept 35 1891 |