IV. OTHER EDUCATIONAL FEATURES 

 Plantations 



The plantations comprise several sections, as follows : 



1. General Systematic Sivi.ii.ii (tm->, shrubs, and herbaceous 



plants arranged according to orders and families). 



2. The Local Flora (native wild flower garden). 



3. Ecologic Garden. 



4. Rock Garden. 



5. Japanese Garden. 



6. Rose Garden. 



7. Iris Garden. 



8. Water Garden. 



9. Children's Garden. 



10. Shakespeare Garden. 



11. Horticultural Garden. 



12. Experimental Garden. 



13. Nursery. 



As noted under Dot entry, arrangements may be made for view- 

 ing the plantations under guidance. They are open free to the 

 public daily from 8 a.m. until dark; on Sundays and holidays from 

 10 a.m until dark. 



Conservatories 



The Garden conservatories contain a collection of tender and 

 tropical plants. Of special interest for teachers of nature study 

 and geography are the following useful plants from the tropics 

 and subtropics; banana, orange, lemon, lime, kumquat, tamarind. 

 West Indian cedar (the source of the wood used for cigar boxes), 

 eucalyptus, Manila hemp, sisal, pandanns (source of the fiber used 

 for making certain kinds of liber hats), fig, grape vines from 

 north and south Africa, date palm, coconut palm, chocolate tree, 

 coffee, tea, ginger, bamboo, mahogany, balsa, cocaine plant, black 

 pepper, cardamom, olive, pomegranate, logwood, durian, mango, 

 sugar cane, avocado (so-called "alligator pear"), West Indian 

 and other rubber plants, banyan, religious fig of India, and nu- 



The Conservatories are open April 1 to October 31, 10 a.m.- 

 4:30 p.m. (Sundays, 2-4:30) ; November 1 to March 31, 10 a.m.- 

 4 p.m. (Sundays 2-4). 



