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out station of the Division of Plant Industry, Department of 
Agriculture. Was formerly combined with the Botanic Garden. 
(See Durban 1.) 
Directors: J. Medley Wood (1913-1915); P. A. van der Bijl, 
Mycologist-in-charge (1915-1921); H. H. Storey, Mycologist- 
in-charge (1922-1928); A. P. D. McClean, Mycologist-in- 
charge (1928-— Ne 
A collection of many type specimens of species brought together 
by Dr. J. Medley Wood is housed here, and is open to the public. 
The determination of plants is undertaken for inquirers. 
Source of income: Appropriations by the Union of S. Africa 
Government. Herbarium: 39,000 foreign, 30,000 South African 
specimens. Note: A quarantine greenhouse of modern type has 
mitted under local conditions by particular insects. This institu- 
tion has a special experimental ground adjacent to the building 
and is equipped with insect-proof greenhouses for the study o 
plant virus diseases (e.g., streak disease of maize and sugar cane; 
bunchy top disease of tomato; leaf-curl disease of tobacco). 
GRAHAMSTOWN 
Mounicipat Botantc GARDEN 
Grahamstown, Cape Province 
Established: 1853. Area: 50 acres. 
Directors (Curators) : 
1. E. J. Alexander (1897 ?-1927 ?) 
2. E. Lever (1927 ?-1936) 
3. A. W. Maynard (Dec. 1936- ) 
Serves as a public park. Open free daily, from sunrise to sun- 
set. Source of income: Municipal grants; sale of plants. Li- 
brary: Small (in the curator’s office). Plantations: Geographic. 
economic. Arboretum. Museum near the Garden. Open free 
daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Loan collections and living study material 
supplied to schools. Affiliation: Rhodes University College. 
