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clump in the systematic and biological series is given its own 
small ereular ear in the greensward, these plots averaging about 
three feet in diameter. The labelling is very complete and 
accurate, ae of the evstemiatic collection showing only, how- 
ever, the botanical name of the plant, without reference to its 
geographical distribution, and without any popular names, while 
the plants in the geographical groups are not labelled at all. 
The botanical institute is a fine building at one end of the garden, 
containing thoroughly equipped laboratories for instruction and 
research. 
The main herbarium and principal botanical library in Vienna 
are elegantly housed on the upper floor of the Natural History 
Museum on the Ringstrasse, quite distant from the garden, under 
the curatorship of Dr. A. Za nie They are very ex- 
tensive and valuable collections, and I took advantage of the op- 
portunity to consult the herbarium a ae to specimens of 
certain species of American plants. 
also examined with interest the great glass plant house in the 
imperial park and gardens at Schonbriinn, Vienna, and its fine 
collection of tropical plants, where ‘ feok pleasure in examining 
a number of rare species for the 
At the adjournment of the Seen congress, I proceeded to 
Munich and studied its botanical garden, situated in the heart of 
the city, under the directorship of Professor K. Goebel. This is 
divided into a “larger”? and a ‘‘ smaller” garden, separated by 
the Sophienstrasse. The a plan of the ae area is an 
elaborate system of narrow paths, subdividing nto numerous 
small plots of high eee with aa iii greensward. 
It is essentially level, except small masses of rockwork built up. 
of limestone, providing crevices for the cultivation of mountain 
plants. The systematic collection is composed of herbaceous 
large. s a rule, each subdivision of the area is occupied by 
the specimens illustrating a natural eed - this arrangement 
is somewhat complicated by t rowing of many trees and 
shrubs out of place. Within oe family ane the indi- 
