BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN RECORD 
VOL. XXIX JULY, 1940 No. 3 
GARDENS WITHIN A GARDEN* 
A GENERALSGUID Ee iO ish, GROUNDS 
@) ied bis A 
BROOKE VONE BOT ANIC GARDEN: 
SrEconp EpITIon 
By C. Stuart GaAGER, Director? 
INTRODUCTION 
“ Gardens within a Garden” tersely and appropriately describes 
the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and in fact many botanic gardens, 
for such institutions commonly comprise, not one planting unit, 
but several. Possibly it is the realization of this which makes it 
(apparently) so natural for people to refer to a botanic garden as 
“botanic gardens.” It has always seemed natural for people to 
use the plural form, ‘ gardens,” when referring to a public garden, 
even though it has unity of design (e.g., Magnolia Gardens). 
When the garden of Epicurus became a public garden in Athens 
(270 1B C.), it was popularly known as the “Gardens of Epi- 
curus ” (Kfmoe Emcxobpov). In the case of the Royal Botanic Gar- 
dens at Kew, near London, the plantations comprise two distinct 
1 This title was the happy suggestion of Mrs. Franklin Jones for a talk 
to be given by the writer before the Garden Club of New Rochelle, in 
October, 1928. 
2 Docentry. To assist members and others in studying the collections the 
services of a docent (teaching guide) may be obtained. 
free of charge to members of the Botanic Garden; to others there is a 
charge of 50 cents per person. Arrangements may be made in advance by 
application to the Curator of Public Instruction. No parties of less than 
six adults will be conducted. Application may be made by mail or by tele- 
phone (Main 2-4433). 
8 With the collaboration of members of the Botanic Garden staff. 
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