158 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
night it is a pleasing sight to see the multitude of people passing 
to and fro, or quietly sitting beneath the limes, every leaf and 
twig being clearly outlined by the brilliancy of the electric light. 
The lime trees in themselves are not remarkable for either size or 
beauty, the stir and dust amidst which they exist being against their 
luxuriant growth; still they present a tolerably thriving appear- 
ance, and afford a grateful shade and pleasant rendezvous to the 
fashionable crowds who congregate and promenade beneath them. 
The Botanic Garden in Potsdamer Strasse, Zoological Garden 
on the south-west side of the Thiergarten, Humboldt’s “ Hain,” or 
wood, in the northern, and Frederick’s “Hain” in the eastern 
suburbs of the city, are all well worth a visit. The Agricultural 
Museum, containing probably the most extensive and complete 
collection in the world of agricultural specimens, implements, 
and appliances, stands in the Invaliden Strasse, near the Stettin 
Railway Station, and close to it are the Natural History and the 
Geological Museums, both full of objects of great interest to the 
arboriculturist. 
PoTsDAM. 
The town of Potsdam, with a population of 55,000, is built on 
an island of the same name in the river Havel, which in this 
neighbourhood expands into a series of large and beautiful lakes, 
amidst scenery of the most charming nature. In the vicinity of 
the town are numerous extensive parks and palaces, the residences 
of the past and present rulers of Germany and their families. In 
fact, the whole district may be said to be one magnificent Royal 
domain, extending for miles around Potsdam, and forming a 
richly diversified and picturesque landscape, in which beautiful 
trees and rich woodlands form a leading feature. 
Distant about 16 miles south-west from Berlin, Potsdam is easily 
reached by several lines of railway. The plan for visiting the 
chief objects of interest in Potsdam had been carefully arranged by 
Mr John Booth, of Berlin, who courteously acted as Cicerone to the 
party. Leaving Berlin, the inspection began at New Babelsberg. 
In carriages the party first visited the Royal Park and Castle of 
Babelsberg, the summer residence of the Emperor William I., which 
stands at a considerable altitude in a beautifully-wooded domain, 
and commands extensive views of the most charming scenery of 
the district. The grounds were laid out by Prince Puckler in the 
British style of landscape gardening, and present an ever-varying 
and highly-attractive appearance, as they are maintained in the 
most perfect order. Deciduous trees and shrubs prevail in the 
composition, as the winters in this part of Prussia are too severe 
to permit of the free use of evergreens. 
