HSS) 
3. Sir Ferdinand von Mueller (1851-1873) 
4, William R. Guilfoyle (1873-1909) 
5. John Cronin (1909-1923) 
6. William Laidlaw (1923-1925) 
7. F, J. Rae (1925- 
Serves as a public park. Open free, daily, 7 a.m. to sunset (6 
mos.) ; 7:30 a.m. to sunset (6 mos.). Source of income: Govern- 
mental appropriation. Library: Reference. About 12,000 vol- 
umes and 1000 pamphlets. Herbarium: ‘“ Many thousands.” 
Actual number unknown; estimated ape 1,500,000. The Na- 
tional Herbarium with associated Botanical Library has now 
(1934) been combined with the Garden’s Herbarium and Library. 
Plantations: Systematic, with special reference to the use of 
students. Species under glass: Several thousand. Herbaceous 
plants out of doors: Several thousand he (Approx. 10,000 
species.) Publications: Catalogue of Plants. 1883. Handbook 
and Guide to the Gardens. 1908. Seed L a 1911 (Australian 
seeds only). Museum: Economic botany and plant products. 
Open free, week-days, Saturdays excepted, from 2-4 p.m. Study 
material: Living material, including wild plants, is supplied to 
both: public and private schools, in some cases regularly, in others 
occasionally on request. Some classes and colleges depend upon 
the garden for all their supply material. 
eK Able 
STERLING GARDENS 
Perth, Western Australia 
Established: 1840. Area: 6 acres. 
Director (Head Gardener): John Gates (1929). 
Note: The Secretary, State Gardens Board, Premier’s Depart- 
ment, Perth, writes: “There is no properly organized Botanic 
Garden in Perth; our city gardens more properly come under the 
heading of ‘Rest Parks.’” This information is recorded here 
because this park is sometimes referred to in print as a “ botanic 
garden.” 
ROCKAM PTON 
BoTANIc GARDEN 
Curator: R. Simmons (1921). 
