Show Wilderness Converted t to o Exotic Garden Carden MOBILE ALA Once a tropical tropical cal al wilderness of magnolias moss- moss festooned oaks bays and pines the famous Bellingrath gardens 20 miles south of Mobile on the Isle- Isle Oies Awe Fowl river today rank as one of the most popular for tor flower lovers The gardens started started start start- ed as a hobby draw as many as asi i persons in a 3 single weekend Stately live oaks which have stood for Tor years and year old azalea I bushes are among the outstanding I features of the gardens Thousands I of other azaleas trees shrubs plants and vines have been transplanted transplanted trans planted in Bellingrath gardens from all parts of the country In the midst of all this beauty is the old Bellingrath home suggestive of the English Renaissance per and handsomely built of hand band I pressed bellum ante-bellum bricks and traditional traditional tra lace iron-lace grill work |