Show page alice here is wonderland 7 r N A x 7 W cj T Z i M T N M 60 T Z 51 i t WIRE V N me a v A 1 M t Z 1 R piu W 5 A M k 4 akl 1 nr R R 4 k by RICHARDS BOND brillia br illig and the did gyre and gimble in the wabe all mimsy were the boro groves and the mome out grabe iphis HIS verse may be nonsensical tto J to you but and boro groves were perfectly understandable to alice in wonderland so were the the bird and the in case you feel dubious may I 1 assure you that right here in america we have gardens a veritable garden of eden eden where egrets ibis ps gas and gallinules gallin ules thrive and multiply multiply year after year these are the jungle gardens of avery island louisiana for thirty five ave years they have been molded into splendor by the talent and imagination of edward avery mcilhenny known as 11 sieu ned by his people he is a business executive with an enormous salt 1 mine and a plant that turns out I 1 most of our tabasco sauce du but he be is also a writer an arctic explorer a naturalist and one of our greatest conservationists he loves birds flowers unusual trees and animals and because he loves them he has concentrated them in his own jun jungle le gardens so that you and I 1 or anyone touring in his neighborhood may see and love them too one might almost say see the world on avery island the owner and the emperor of japan are the only two humans on earth privileged to grow the sacred wasi orange arees trees ned had to rescue three high caste japanese in the arctic circle to win this privilege vile e the japanese government tried to decorate mcillvenny mcelhenny for this he refused money was proffered ond and refused the sacred wasi tree aras s his ultimate reward giant bearded live oaks chinese and japanese wister las huge name flame colored daisies from the mountain of the moon aloon in africa iris from bleak siberia over 1700 vare varieties ties a dense forest of chinese timber bamboo that grows as much as eighteen in inches chesin in one day and a queer evergreen that has survived the coal age all are to be found in the land landscaped scaled acres acra comprising jungle gardens does this constitute a modern wonderland it if not add finger bananas lotus papyrus from the nile soap trees from india and the worlds most complete collection of camillias more than six hundred varieties then add ahelias myriads of mums tunnels of wisteria vines twenty thousand nests of snowy egrets the offspring of five birds captured when the species was almost extinct and a statue of the first sacred buddha ever to reach america set in a chinese garden now you must admit that the jungle gardens of avery island and alices alice S fantastic wonderland are akin only four hours from new orleans or five from houston on highway 90 something of interest from january to december the tourist who wishes to view the rare plants and fruits of the world as lie he sees america first will do well to bear avery island in mind I 1 have merely touched the highlights about this wonder spot of 0 america A booklet going into more detail will be sent if you drop a postal to jungle gardens avery island louisiana whether or not you are ever able to vision this paradise in person you will revel in the tale of the accomplishments of ned |