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11. Pierre-Gilles Moriére (1859-1871) 
12. Eugéne Vieillard (1871-1895) 
13. Octave Lignier (1896-1916) 
14. Clodimir Houard (1916-1919) 
15. René Viguier (1919-1931) 
16. Pierre Choux (1932-1936) 
17. Fernand Moreau (1936— ) 
This is a municipal garden, although the Botanical Institute, and 
the School and Museum of Botany are affiliated with the Uni- 
versity, and are conducted under the exclusive direction of the 
Professor of botany of the Faculty of Sciences and the Keeper 
(Conservateur). All the plants of the Garden are at the service 
of the investigators in the Botanical Institute. 
The Garden was founded in 1736 by Marescot, Professor in 
the University of Normandy, and belonged to that University until 
1791. From 1791 to 1803 it was administered by the Department 
of Calvados. On the latter date it was given to the city. In 1829 
it was considerably enlarged. The large conservatory was built 
in 1850, and rebuilt and enlarged in 1894 and 1901. The Botanical 
Institute began in 1891. 
Serves as a public park. Open free daily. Library: 6000 vol- 
umes and numerous periodicals (in the Botanical Institute of the 
Faculty of Sciences). Herbarium: Several important herbaria, 
one of them (Herbier Le Normand) includes more than 1000 
books and 60,000 species. Seca ns: Systematic. Publication: 
Catalogue des Graines Récolté 
Note: The faculty of She was established in 1448, but it 
was not until about 1688 that Prof. Callard de la Ducquerie pur- 
chased a garden which he filled with plants for use in teaching. 
Later the University provided modest funds for maintenance of 
the Garden. The garden called, “ Hortus botanicus agrt Codo- 
mensis,” contained 559 species, arranged according to their medic- 
inal properties. Marescot succeeded Callard in 1718 (fide per- 
sonal letter from René Viguier). Thanks to the devotion of 
Maréchal de Coigny, additional land was acquired in 1734 and 
actually occupied in 1736. 
