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Show Tea Garden For the Exposition San Diego, Jan. 20. Sir Thomas LIpton will bo one of tho exhibitors i tho San Diego Exposition, his oxhibit taking tlio form of a Ceyloneso tei garden, surrounded by a tea plantation. planta-tion. Ten ploiits con bo successfully grown In Snn Diego, snld Sir Thomas t tho tlmo of his recent visit to Snn Diego. I will domonstrnto this fact during your exposition In 1915, he said, and when ho reached Chicago, a few days later he Instructed his American agent there to como to San Diego and make arrangements for two acres or ground on tho site of the San Diego Exposition. Tho ground is now being prepared for tho tea plantation, doubtless the first of the sort In tho United States of America." Tea plants of mature growth will bo shipped from Ceylon, where Sir Thomas has lmmenso tea plantations, direct to Snn Diego, and upon arrival hero will b0 set out on tho exposition grounds. By January 1,1915 , on which day tho Snn Dlcjo Exposition will bo opened, tho ten plants will bo ready for tho first, harvest of tea ler-ves. Visitors to tho exposition In San Diego will then bo given tlio opportunity of seeing tho wholo operation of the tea Industry. To make his exhibit plcturcsquo nnd nttractlvo Sir Thomas has promised to bring over a number of Ceyloneso women, for tho plantation, nnd Ceyloneso Ceylon-eso women to servo the tea In the garden. |