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CONSERVATORIES 
The Garden conservatories contain a collection of tender and 
tropical plants. Of special interest for teachers of nature study 
and geography are the following useful plants from the tropics 
and subtropics : 
Palms: Date palm, coconut palm, sago palm, oil palm. 
Citrus Fruits: Grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime, kumquat. 
Other Food Plants: Rice, sugarcane, banana, fig, pineapple, olive, 
pomegranate, arrowroot, tamarind, mango, avocado, durian, 
soursop. 
Beverage Plants: Coffee, tea, chocolate tree, mateé. 
Condiments: Vanilla, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cardamon. 
Medicinal Plants: Quinine, cocaine, logwood, camphor, aloe. 
fiber Plants: Cotton, sisal, pandanus, manila hemp, jute. 
IVoods: Bamboo, mahogany, balsa, 
Rubber: Para rubber, Nicaragua rubber, gutta-percha. 
It may be of interest to teachers of botany that the nine extant 
genera of cycads are represented in House 12. 
The Conservatories are open April 1 to October 31, 10 a.m— 
4:30 p.m. (Sundays, 2—4:30) ; November 1 to March 31, 10 am — 
4 p.m. (Sundays, 2-4). 
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Consultation and advice, and the facilities of the library and 
herbarium are freely at the service of members of the Botanic 
Garden and (to a limited extent) of others with special problems 
relating to plants or plant products, especially in the following 
subjects: 
1. The care of trees, shrubs, and lawns, and general gardening 
problems. 
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The growing of cultivated plants and their arrangement; a 
their adaptation to soils, climate, and other factors. 
Determination (naming) of flowering plants. 
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Plant diseases and determination of fungi. 
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Plant geography and ecology. 
