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The new building stands in th thwest of the gardens, 
about 200 m. from the glasshouses and the center of the park 
It is a large building of four stories with an unpretentious ele- 
vation. The ground plan ane an area about 85 m. long and 
22.5 m. deep in the center and 16 m. in each of the two wings. 
The construction throughout is fireproof. The central block 
contains the main staircase, lavatories and a lift, then on the 
ground floor, ao vestibule and an inquiry office, and on each of 
the other floors a large general working room (15.3 m. X 6.8 m.). 
The wings are intended for the library (ground floor) and the 
herbarium (the other three floors). There are two office rooms 
for the scientific staff on each wing and on each floor. The eight 
large rooms in which the collections will be housed receive their 
light through five windows each on the west and four windows 
each on the east side. The floor space available for en 
amounts to about 2,400 m. (900 m. for books and 1,800 
herbarium). The Gee for the reception of the eae 
will be placed in double blocks between the windows and at right 
angles to them, and along the transverse walls. Room is marked 
out for 178 cabinets on the first and 292 on the third and fourth 
floors or 470 cabinets altogether. The cabinets are made o 
pinewood with birch wood veneering, each holding 60 shelves. 
The total number of shelves proposed is therefore 28,200. They 
are of two sizes, according to the two sizes of paper used for 
mounting. The collection is estimated to contain 90,000 species 
in 2,500,000 specimens. It is divided into 10 separate herbaria: 
(1) a general herbarium of Phanerogams and vascular Crypto- 
gams; (2) a general herbarium of lower Cryptogams; (3) a Chino- 
Japanese herbarium; (4) a Russian herbarium; (5) a herbarium 
of Turkestan; (6) a Siberian herbarium; (7) a herbarium of the 
flora of St. Petersburg; (8) a herbarium for teaching purposes; 
(9) an Arctic herbarium; (10) a collection of useful plants. 
An ample supply of incandescent lamps provides for the illumi- 
nation of the herbarium, while the heating is effected by hot water 
pipes. The scientific work undertaken at the herbarium will 
also in the future be mainly concerned with the floras of Russia 
and the adjacent countries. The collections are available for 
study by visitors on week days from I1 to 3 o'clock 
