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Netherlands 
AMSTERDAM 
Hortus Boranicus 
Plantage Middenlaan 2a 
Established: 1082. Area: 4 acres. 
Directors: First a Board of Administration. Since 1877, Di- 
rectors. 
1. C. A. J. A. Oudemans (1877-1896) 
2. Hugo de Vries (1896-1918) 
3. Ed. Verschaffelt (1918-1923) 
4+. Theo J. Stomps (1923- ) 
Open to the public daily. Admission, flo. 50 (20c or 25c) on 
Sundays and Wednesdays and Saturday afternoon. Source of 
income: Annual appropriations by the municipality. Annual Bud- 
gets (1934): fl. 4100 (without salaries, coal, water, gas, elec- 
tricity), and fl. 1800 for the library. The laboratories also have 
their own appropriations, fl. 4000. Library: Reference only. 
Herbarium: Contains, first, control specimens for the plants of the 
garden, then, an almost complete collection of Holland and several 
local collections of the Dutch East Indies. Plantations: System- 
atic, experimental. Sine a Seed List. Museum: Has a 
large collection of fungi. Instruction: Regular courses are given 
at the garden by three members of the staff (only for students). 
A ffiliations: The garden is a university institution with 2 labora- 
tories. a. botany in general; b. plant physiology. 
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BAARN 
CANTONSPARK, BoTANIC GARDEN OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF 
UTRECHT 
Cantonspark, Javalaan 5 
Established: November 16, 1920. Area: 4 Ha. 
Director: A. Pulle (1920- Ne 
Serves asa public park two days a week. Admission free, Mon- 
day and Wednesday 9-12 and 2-5. Source of income: Budget of 
the State Department of nducecen (Arts and Sciences.) It is 
the Property of the State. Library: That of the Botanical Mu- 
_seum and Herbarium of the University of Utrecht. Herbarium: 
That of the Botanical Museum and Herbarium of the University 
Utrecht. Plantations: Systematic and mixed, Arboretum and a 
