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Serves as a public park, open free to the public. Source of im- 
come: University of Grenoble. Herbarium: Devoted to the plants 
of the western Alps. Plantations: 5 stematic, geographic. The 
garden is divided into the following sections: 1. A large area, scat- 
tered with rocks, simulating a small valley, traversed by a rivulet 
which empties into a small pond. This section is devoted specially 
to the flora of Lautaret. 2. A large area, comprising the syste- 
matic collection, is devoted to the flora of the western Alps in 
general. 3. All the rest of the garden is divided into 8 regions, 
to the following Lace regions: 1. Jura (calcareous rocks), 2. 
Pyrinus, 3. Mountains of the Mediterranean region, 4. Caucasus 
and Ural, 5. aes Alps and Carpathians, 6. Himalaya, Tibet, 
Altai, Siberia, Wp prone ee 8. Miscellaneous mountain regions. 
Publication. Seed 1 
GRENOBLE (ISERE) (2) 
JARDIN DE L’INsTITUT BoTANIQUE ALPIN DU LAUTERET 
Prof. de Litardiére, University de Grenoble 
Touring Club de France cooperating. Seed List. 
GRIGNON 
JarDIN BoraNIQUE D’ECOLE NATIONALE D’AGRICULTURE DE 
GRIGNON 
Grignon (Seine et Oise), France 
Established: 1873. Area: 2 hectares. 
Directors: 
1. Mussat (1873-1902) 
2. Dr. Griffon (1902-1912) 
3. Dr. F. P. Guegnen (1912-1915) 
4. Dr. Ducomet (1915-1931) et M. Viennot Bourgin (1926— 
1931) 
5. M. Guyot (1932- ) et M. Viennot Bourgin (1932- ) 
Open to visitors daily, 8-11 a.m. and 1-6 pm. Source of in- 
come: Governmental appropriations through the Minister of Agri- 
culture. Library: 15,000 volumes. 20 current periodicals re- 
ceived. Herbarium: 30, 000 specimens. Arboretum and Frutt- 
cetum: Both together oa 2200 species. Plantations: Sys- 
tematic. Species under glass: “ Several thousand.” Publication: 
Annales de Grignon. 
