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Established: 1806. Area: 8 acres. 
Directors: 
1. J. T. Mackay (1806-1855) 
2. John Bain (1855-1868 ; 1873-1874) 
3. A. Dickson (1868—?) 
4. E. P. Wright (?-1873) 
5. Michael Dowd (1874-1876) 
: 70) 
7. F. W. Moore (1876-1879) 
8. F. W. Burbridge (1879-1905 ) 
9. Henry H. Dixon (1905- ) 
Source of income: Trinity College, Dublin. Library: That of 
Trinity College. Herbarium. Plantations: Systematic; Arbore- 
tum. Seed List. Study material: Living specimens of both wild 
and cultivated plants are supplied to schools occasionally ce re- 
questect. 
‘GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN 
THe Botanic GARDENS 
(Garrai Na Lus) 
Glasnevin, Dublin, N.W. 3, Ireland 
Established: 1794. Area: 51 acres. 
Directors: (Curator, 1794-1877; Keeper, 1877- ) 
Wade (1794-1825) 
Samuel Litton (1826-1834) 
Ninian Nivin (1834-1838) 
David Moore (1838-1879) 
Sir F. W. Moore (1879-1922) 
6. J. W. Bessant (1922- ) 
Serves asa public park. Open free, daily, noe es a.m. to 7 p.m. 
or dusk; Sundays from ll a.m. Source of inc : Annual vote 
of Parliament. Librar y: About 5000 volumes “and ieee aL ass 
Herbarium: Dppost ys 15,000 specimens, incluc the acu 
gustine Het y Herbarium. The main Nae Ora Her- 
barium is ee the Deen of Education and is included in 
the Natural History Department of the National Museum. There 
is an Arboretum and a Fruticetum. Plantations: Peay Rock 
Garden, Rose Garden, Herb Garden. Publications: Seed List 
(Liosta Siolta le Malartu) ; The Botanic Gardens: Origin, His- 
tory, and Development (Reprint from the Dept. of Agr. Journal 
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