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bers of the Botanical Committee of the National Research Council 
in relation to the establishment of adequate botanical services for 
the Dominion.” 
Topic No. 6 of this memorandum (pp. 10-16) is entitled, “ Na- 
tional (Royal?) Botanical Garden or Gardens.” Appendix “ A”’ 
is entitled, “ Suggestions for the establishment of a Canadian 
Botanical Service,” signed by H. T. Gtssow, Dominion Botanist. 
Historical Note: In 1885 there was a movement to establish a 
botanic garden in Montreal. It was the announced intention of 
the promoters to make ample provision there for instruction in 
pure and applied botany. The institution was under municipal 
control and is stated to have been “ killed by political differences 
in the City Council.” The project failed in the same year in 
which it was started. 
OTTAWA 
BoTANIC GARDEN AND ARBORETUM, DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE 
The Dominion Botanist, Botanic Gardens, Ottawa, Canada 
Established: 1886. Area: 65 acre 
Directors: Wm. Saunders, CMM.G. (1886-1909). Then trans- 
ferred to The Dominion Botanist (H. T. Gussow, 1909— ) 
Serves as a public park. Open free daily, from 7 to sunset. 
Source of income: Annual appropriations by the Dominion Gov- 
ernment. Government Appropriation: 1933—$11,250. Library: 
Reference only. Small. Current periodicals regularly received, 
Herbarium: About 12,400 specimens (Canadian flora only ). 
Arboretum: About 2416 species and varieties of shrubs and trees. 
Plantations: Arboretum, herbaceous border, local flora. Her- 
baceous plants out of doors: 2982 species and varieties. Publi- 
cations: Seed Exchange List. The annual account of: the work 
of the garden is contained in the Annual Report of the Experi- 
mental i Branch. Material for study is supplied to public 
institutions on request, so far as available. 
TORONTO 
There is a news item in Science, Vol. 82, p. 568, December 13, 
1935, referring to a proposal then being considered to establish 
a botanic garden in Toronto. Sir Robert Falconer was reported 
