Jardin Botanique de Montréal

The Administration Building at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal were built in 1937. The building was designed by Lucien F Kéroack with reliefs by local Montreal sculptors Henri Hérbert and Joseph Guardo.

There are a series of octagonal-shaped plaques near the roofline along the front of the building but the most eyecatching panels are located on the towers at either end.

The Rosemont tour booklet from the 10th World Congress on Art Deco idenifies Hérbert as the creator of the colour reliefs.

There are four designs each depicting a different Canadian plant.

One panel, L'Érable shows a man pouring sap from a Maple into a barrel.

Another, Le Nénuphar, shows a moose eating Water Lillies.

The other two designs feature Native Americans. Le Mais shows a woman picking corn.

And finally, Le Bouleau, has an Native American man in a birch canoe.