That the New Orleans Exposition is now a very great success cannot for a moment be denied. Complete in every department - save one - it offers a vast field for study in all branches of the arts, sciences and manufactures. It is the freely-expressed opinion of those who have visited the great expositions of Europe and this country, that in magnitude, variety, and tasteful arrangements of the articles exhibited, this exhibition is superior to all. A month can be pleasantly and profitably spent in contemplation of the great and varied resources of this and other countries here grouped with system and order; forming a vast panorama worthy of the attention of every American who would know his country, and its capabilities. Indeed, to miss seeing this wonderful collection is to lose an opportunity that will not probably occur again within the lifetime of the present generation. But there is one department, one portion of this grand display, that falls short of all others, and far below the expectations of the thousands of visitors that now daily throng the buildings and grounds. This being the Horticultural department particularly interests us here.

The management have provided a magnificent conservatory, six hundred feet long by about one hundred and ninety-four feet wide, excellently adapted to display and preserve a great collection of plants of every variety. Now what do we find ? A large and excellent collection from Mexico.Guatemala,and some portions of Central America, consisting mainly of Cacti and Orchids, and a pretty and interesting lot of Palms from Jamaica. This, together with a very fair display of greenhouse plants by the few nurserymen of New Orleans, will be found to comprise the bulk of the exhibit. The immense glass house looks empty; the beautiful and varied collections we have been led to expect, and naturally do expect to see in connection with this great fair, are missing. Who is responsible ? Why are the hundreds of nurseries all over the country not represented here? In no other industry is there such a conspicuous lack of enterprise. All, save the growers of plants, are well represented. Many medals and money premiums have been offered but have evidently been no inducement.

If for no other reason, one would suppose that a proper business spirit with a view to the extension of their trade, would have induced a number of establishments to have exhibited such specimens as they have facilities for growing in a superior manner or in large numbers.

But without further comment let us say, that it is not too late to remedy this error; the extreme cold of winter is now over and plants may be forwarded with safety; the conservatory is in the hands of practical gardeners who will keep plants in as good condition as in their owner's hands; and the exposition will be open and visited by from twenty to fifty thousand people daily for the next month. Let the nurserymen without further hesitation make up and forward such specimens as they deem worthy of showing. A collection of from ten to a hundred plants from each establishment would soon fill this beautiful greenhouse and make it an attraction second to none within the great scope of this enterprise. In almost all cases growers make specialties of certain plants and can with very small expense or labor exhibit a portion of their stock. Then we should have groups of Camellias, Azaleas, Marantas, Begonias, Ferns, Palms, Dracaenas and attractive plants of various other varieties, which being brought together under one roof would, in addition to the beauty of the display, facilitate comparison and prove of great benefit to the buyer and grower. Let this matter be taken in hand at once.

No. 14 Camp st., N. O.