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Publication: Seed List (One of the first—circa 1685). Open 
to the public daily without charge. The first greenhouse in Eng- 
land was erected in oe garden in 1734. The tercentenary was 
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READING 
AGRICULTURAL BoTANIC GARDEN OF READING UNIVERSITY 
The University, Reading, England 
Established: 1918. Area: 2 acres. 
Directors: 
1. John Percival (1918-1932), who established the Garden 
2. William B. Brierley (1932- 
Most of the Garden “is laid out in small plots separated by 
grass paths, the remainder being covered by two bird-proof cages, 
each of approximately 950 sq. yards in extent. 
“The plots contain the chief forage plants and root crops of 
Western Europe, together with their wild prototypes. There are 
also plots of the commoner medicinal, dye, and oil plants which 
can be grown on farms in the British Isles. 
“Tn the cages, about two thousand varieties of Wheat; all the 
species of Aegilops; and numerous varieties of Barleys and Oats 
are grown annually. 
“The varieties of Wheat represent all the races and species of 
Wheat; these, and the Aegilops species were collected by Pro- 
fessor Percival from all parts of the world. 
“The garden is of interest to agriculturists, and is invaluable 
for supplying material for classes in Agricultural Botany. It also 
enables students to study the agricultural plants in various stages 
of growth. 
“There is a laboratory in the Garden which houses the collec- 
tion of dried specimens of the cereals, and affords opportunity for 
research on the plants growing in the garden. 
“An herbarium of the varieties of Wheat, and species of 
Aegilops is kept in the Agricultural Botany Department of the 
University.” 
Admission free, by arrangement. Source of income: University 
funds. Library (of Department of Botany), 1000 vols., 30,000 
pamphlets. Herbarium: About 2500 specimens. Plantations: 
Economic. Publication: Guide and List of Plants. 
