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together here, embracing many species represented by well- 
grown plants. M. Cl. Marchandise was appointed by the 
director to conduct me through the institution and to indicate 
such plants as could be spared. 
On the 15th Antwerp was visited, but the garden here is very 
small, and contains little of interest, so but a short stay was made. 
The following day I arrived at The Hague, Holland, from 
which point Leyden, some ten miles distant, was visited. Here is 
located a small botanic garden, but its size is no indication of its 
importance. It is well worth a visit, especially to those inter- 
ested in the bromeliads, of which a fine collection has been here 
brought together by Mr. Witte, the curator, whose willingness to 
let us have rare and interesting plants was much appreciated. 
The plants selected here are to be shipped during the present 
summer. Dr. J. M. Janse, the director, readily consented to the 
arrangement of an exchange. 
From Leyden I proceeded to Utrecht. The director of the 
botanic garden here, Dr. Went, to whom I presented your letter, 
was willing to enter into an exchange, and gave instructions that 
such duplicates as could be spared should be sent to us. About 
fifty species were selected, and these have already been received. 
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so much in regard to it. The director, Herr H. Wendland, that 
ardent lover and student of palms, has been unable for some time 
to give his personal attention to the collection. It was impos- 
sible to see him, and no one else seemed to show a disposition or 
desire to enter into an exchange, so little was accomplished in 
that line. 
On the 20th I arrived at Berlin. I presented your letter of 
introduction to Dr. Engler, who personally explained to me the 
general scheme of the new garden. From the standpoint of 
plant geography, I have seen nothing to equal it. I spent 
several hours in inspecting the large collections of hardy plants 
here brought together, and in studying the grouping and general 
scheme, with which I was much impressed. I also examined 
the exceedingly rich collections of tender plants, under the 
