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mens, or work upon some problem which involves residence in 
the tropics. The buildings are a cluster of quaint bungalows, 
surrounded by terraced gardens (see JouRNAL for January, 1904). 
Roses blossom nearly the whole year round and the ferns and 
yuccas are always beautiful. 
The laboratory and herbarium are buildings about 12x 30 
feet in size, and well lighted. A shelf which extends along the 
Fic. 33. One of the laboratories at Cinchona. 
wall serves as a table, and pigeon holes for driers, and a few 
shelves for reagents constitute the equipment. It is necessary 
for each student to take with him a microscope; glassware and 
reagents are furnished by the New York Botanical Garden. It 
is the intention of the director to equip the laboratory gradually 
as the needs of students require. Mr. Fawcett, Director of the 
Public Gardens of Jamaica, is most kind in loaning literature from 
the library of the Public Gardens to students at Cinchona. 
The New York Botanical Garden makes provision for having 
some one in charge of the living arrangements who understands 
