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several hothouses. On these grounds Mr. Janssen brought to- 
gether several rare and curious plants and gradually augmented 
this collection in the course of the years. As a matter of fact, the 
gardens are as yet not in all respects adapted for purposes of 
instruction and research; they contain, however, already many im- 
portant specimens. Professor Pulle has been appointed director 
of this new garden, while Professor F. A. F. C. Went retains the 
directorship of the Botanical Gardens in Utrecht. 
The Old Linnean Garden at Upsala—The Bulletin of Miscel- 
laneous Information, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, No. 6, 1920, 
contains the following interesting paragraphs by C.. Skottsberg: 
“The new Swedish Linnean Society, as a most important aim 
for its efforts, has decided to restore Linnaeus’s botanical garden. 
This little place, the pride of Linnaeus and famous at his time, 
was abandoned on the establishment of the new garden more than 
a hundred years ago, and was allowed to fall into decay. The 
conservatories were later used as an archeological museum and 
Linnaeus’s house was occupied by the Director of Music at the 
University. ; 
“The garden is now being restored to the original plan, and will 
be planted only with species grown there by Linnaeus himself. 
The work has been-completed in its general outline, and the garden 
was opened to the public last May. Linnaeus’s house, where he 
died, will be converted into a museum as a memorial of him which 
will be supplementary to his country house at Hammarby, familiar 
to several British botanists. Fortunately his personal belongings 
have remained in the hands of his few descendants, and it has been 
possible for the Society to acquire a rich collection, including furni- 
ture, porcelain, clothes, etc., so that it is hoped that the old house, 
which has been left practically untouched, will give a good idea of 
the surroundings in which he lived and worked. Upsala will no 
longer be in want of a memorial worthy of its greatest son. The 
necessary funds are being collected among members of the Society. 
Dr. R. Sernander and Dr. O. Juel, Professors of Botany, have 
taken great pains to find out all the details of the old garden and 
of its contents. The place is now in charge of Professor N. 
Svedelius.” 

