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open to the public. In addition, there are five gardens in the city 
which depend upon this garden for direction and for their supply 
of decorative plants: 1. Le Jardin Prebaudes d’Oé (about 5 hec- 
tares) : 2. Le parc Mirabeau (114 ha.) : 3. Le parc de la Prefecture 
(1% ha.): 4. Le jardin du musée (1 ha.): 5. Several squares 
comprising, all together, a total of about one hectare. There are 
about 14% hectares of gardens in the city of Tours having a 
scientific character, and open free to the public. 
VERSAILLES (SEINE-ET-OISE) 
JarDIN BoTANIQUE DE LA TRIANON 
Established about 1765 by Louis XV. It is said that it was in 
this Garden that Bernard de Jussieu, for the first time, arranged 
growing plants systematically, according to the natural families. 
VILLARD—D’ARENES (HAUTES-ALPES) 
JarDIN ALPIN 
L’Université de Grenoble, Grenoble 
Established: 1899. Area: 1600 sq. meters. Altitude: 1670 me- 
ters. Located just outside the village of Villard-d’Areénes. 
Note: The purpose of this Garden was to acclimate and breed 
forage plants, culinary herbs, and mountain fruits for the advan- 
tage of the inhabitants engaged in daily farming. More than 100 
kinds of vegetables were cultivated. Abandoned, about 1908. 
French West Africa 
HANN (DAKAR, SENEGAL) 
JARDIN DES PLANTES DE HANN 
Germany 
BADEN-BADEN 
In 1909 Max Leichtlin was maintaining here a private “ botanic 
garden.” 
