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Serves as a public park. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m 
Source of income: Annual appropriations from the state and from 
the city. pe dia “ Forschungen aus dem Botanischen Garten 
in Bergen.” Notes: “ During the years 1926-1930 the present 
director ice eaede in enlarging the Biounee pS aessiae It is 
still the only botanic garden in Wester way and contains 
about 2500 species of hardy plants eelueaied in the open and 
systematically arranged in natural families, but also freely ar- 
ranged in rock-grounds, pools, etc.” “As the climate in Bergen 
is very mild, a ‘lot of evergreen shrubs, conifers, and perennials 
be grown in the open which otherwise do not thrive well in 
Sede (Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Ligustrums, Skimmias, 
Araucaria araucana, Cryptomeria japonica, Bamboos, Solanum 
crispum, Olearia Haastii, Buddleias, Griselinia littoralis, Pernet- 
Baileyi, Gentiana Farreri, Trilliums, Kniphofias, Cypripediums, 
Tris reticulata, Calochortus albus, Narcissus bulbocodium, etc.) 
Courses of lectures are given at the Museum for students of nat- 
ural science and archeology.” 1958 Note: The director has added 
the following: “ Belongs to the Department of Systematic Botany, 
which consists of he Garden, 2. Herbarium she exhibitions 
(with public entrance), 3. Rooms for scientific wo 
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UNIVERSITETETS BOTANISKE HAVE 
Universitetets Botaniske Museum 
Established: 1814. Area: (1938): 136,000 square meters. 
Directors: 
1. Christen Smith (1814-1816) 
2. Jens Rathke (1816-1843) 
3. Matthias Numsen Blytt (1843-1862) 
4. Frederik Christian Schtibeler (1864-1892) 
5. Johan Nordal Fischer Wille (1893-1924) 
6. Jens Holmboe (1925- ) 
Serves as a public park. Open free, daily, in summer from 7 
a.m.—lO0 p.m. Source of income: Government appropriation. An- 
nual Budget (1937-1938) : 38,000 Norwegian crowns (kroner), 
excluding fuel and salaries to director, gardeners, and assistant. 
Library: About 9000 volumes. Periodicals currently received 
about 300. Arboretum and Fruticetum are combined. Number 
