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5. Japanese Garden. 
6. Rose Garden. 
7. Iris Garden. 
8. Water Gardens (Lake, Brook, Swamp, 30g, Pools). 
9, Children’s Garden. 
10. Shakespeare Garden. 
11. [Horticultural Garden. 
12. Conservatory Plaza (Ponies, Water Lilies, Tollyhocks). 
13. Laboratory Plaza (Magnolias). 
14, Experimental Garden; Test Garden for beardless Iris. 
15. Nursery. 
As noted under Docentry (p. 186) arrangements may be made 
for viewing the plantations under guidance, They are open free 
to the public daily from 8 a.m. until dusk; on Sundays and holic 
from 10 a.m. until dusk. 
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Systematic Section 
The main part of the outdoor plantations is devoted to the Syste- 
matic Section, which extends from north to south through the 
central part of the Garden. Here the plants are grouped according 
to their botanical relationships, in orders, families, and genera, fol- 
lowing approximately the [Engler system of plant. classification. 
From the simpler and more primitive types of plants at the north 
end, to the more highly developed groups at the south, the Syste- 
matic Section comprises representative members of the families of 
plants which are hardy or semi-hardy in this climate. In accord- 
ance with this arrangement, the ferns and the conifers and other 
gymnosperms are at the northern end. Then follow the trees, 
shrubs, and herbaceous plants of the various families of dicotyle- 
dons. Along the east side of the brook are the polypetalae. 
Along the west side of the brook are the catkin-bearing trees and 
shrubs, the monocoty 
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edons, and the sympetalae. Wherever pos- 
sible, the plants chosen to represent their groups are those which 
are of interest from both botanical and horticultural points of view. 
Local Flora Section 
This is an area of about two acres devoted to plants native within 
approximately 100 miles of Brooklyn (the Torrey Botanical Club 
