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I‘lowering Cherries, I‘lowering Apples, Tulips, Peonies, Lilacs, 
Iris, Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Cannas, Hardy Chrysanthe- 
mums) the plantations comprise the following gardens: 
1. General Systematic Section 13. Rose Garden 
2. Wild Flower Garden (Lo- 14. Rose Arc 
cal Flora Section) 15. Iris Garden 
3. Children’s Garden 16. Ivy Garden 
4. Oriental Garden 17. Wall Garden 
5. Rock Garden 18. Herb Garden 
6. Water Gardens a. Culinary Herbs 
7. Conservatory Garden b. Medicinal Herbs 
8. Laboratory Plaza c. hzabethan Knot Gar- 
9. Shakespeare Garden dens 
10. Horticultural Section 19. [experimental Garden 
11. Moss Garden 20. Nursery 
12. Fern Garden 
The above collections, all carefully labeled, are, in effect, an out- 
door museum of plant life and gardening, and constitute an in- 
dispensable basis for our program of scientific work and public 
education. 
HERBARIA 
The Phanerogamic Herbarium consists of more than 215,000 
specimens of flowering plants, chiefly from North America. 
The Cryptogaimic Herbarium contains approximately 81,000 
specimens of fungi and myxomycetes. 
Vhese herbaria may be consulted daily (except Sundays and 
holidays) from 9 a.m, until 5 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m, to 12 m. 
Specimens may be submitted for identification. 
The rapidly growing library of the Garden comprises at present 
about 23,000 volumes and about 21,000 pamphlets. This is not 
a circulating library, but is open free for consultation to all per- 
sons daily (except Sundays and holidays) from 9 a.m, until 5 p.m. 
(Saturdays, 9 to 12). More than 1,000 periodicals and_ serial 
