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Serves as a public park. Open free, daily, Be 
ource e of mcome: Governmental appropriations. Lib ae Small 
reference only. Herbarium: About sheets. Plantations: 
“Contains a small quantity of economic and ornamental plants 
from many parts of the world,” arranged in economic groups and 
ecologically. Publications: Annual Report and scientific bulletins, 
published by the Peer of pees A Guide Book to 
the plants in the Garden is in course of ee (Feb. 1938). 
Lectures to school chee eer ee cane arrangement. 
ng 
263, there was an earlier garden, established 1871. 
Brazil 
PARA 
Horto BoTanico 
Director: Jacques Huber (Died, 1914). 
RIO DE JANEIRO (1) 
JarpIM Boranico po Rio DE JANEIRO 
Established: 1808. Area: 54 hectares. 
Directors: Joao Barbosa Rodrigues (1896, 1909); John Chris- 
topher Willis (1912) ; Alexandre Curt Boade (?); P. Campos 
Porto (May, 1934— Ve 
ee to the public “as an educational park,” daily, 7 am. to 
pm. Source of imcome: Governmental appropriations. 
brary: ‘About 300 volumes, “2219 periodicals.” Herbarium: 
100,000 sheets. Plantations: Systematic, geographic, economic, 
ecologic. Arboretum. Publications: Archivos do Instituto de 
Biologia Vegetal; Rodriguezia (issued by the Instituto). Mu- 
seum of Carpology, open free, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Supplies study 
material and loan collections to schools. See Sao Paulo (2). 
RIO DE JANEIRO (2) 
RESERVA FLORESTAL DE ITATIAYA 
ce 
The “ Reserva aint de Itatiaya ”’ (formerly * ‘ Estagao Bio- 
ace de Tee is a nature preserve (“ wild life sanctuary ” 
Sed Bae t half way between these two cities (Station 
Homem de Mello) ; altitude, 800 meters, on the slopes of the 3000 
m. high Itatiaya Mts. There are numerous resting points at vari- 
ous elevations. 
