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data on its organization consult Soc. Bot. Fr. 1876 session. Pages 
c and 
ci.) The Garden was devastated by a terrible hurricane 
on August 4, 1853. 
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. Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert (1795-1799, 1804-1808). Founder 
of the Garden at the Clos de la Déserte. 
. Gaetano Nicodémi or Nicodémo) (Dec. 27, 1799-1804) 
. Gaspard Dejean, or de Jean de Saint-Marcel March 21, 
1808-1819) 
Jean-Baptiste Balbis (1819-August 20, 1830) 
Louis-Henry Latil de Thimécourt (July 26-August 18, 
1830) Roffavier (Roffavir) (August 19-21, 1830). 
Three days, only, in office. The Preface of the Flora of 
Balbis is signed “ Roffavier ”’ 
. Nicolas-Charles Seringe (August 24, 1830-September 29, 
1858) 
Gustave Bonnet (Director-General of the Pare de la Téte- 
d’Or, including the Jardin Botanique), (December 1858- 
1870) 
. Jean-Joseph-Augustin-Ernest Faivre (Actual successor of 
Seringe as Director of the Jardin Botanique (March 27, 
1871—June 24, 1879). First Director at la Téte-d’Or 
Louis Cusin, Assistant naturalist, was placed in temporary 
charge of various activities of the Garden, June 30, 1879- 
March 15, 1880. He continued as assistant naturalist 
from November 6, 1857 until October 1, 1884. 
Gustave Dutailly (March 15, 1880-April 5, 1880). He 
began the Arboretum, the Conservatories, and the labeling 
of the botanical collections of the City. 
Antoine Magnin (November 21, 1881—April 30, 1884) 
Léon Guignard (April 30, 1884—-March 1, 1887) 
Paul Lachmann (1887) 
Réné Gérard (March 1, 1887-1926) 
Louis L. Faucheron (1926- ) 
Open free, daily, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Source of income: An- 
nual appropriation by the city. Library: Reference. 4500 vol- 
umes. 
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Herbarium: 1140 cartons of plants. Plantations: Syste- 
(after Bentham and Hooker) ; arboretum, fruticetum (about 
1000 species), a small section of medical plants, and one of hor- 
