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wide. Two-thirds of the island .is covered with jungle, the 
remaining portion being mostly devoted to tin minin ti 
n and was wholly given to Professor Todd at his Eclipse 
camp, but I managed to sec een 100 an specimens 
of fibers, seeds and living plants. One of the most interesting 
economic fibers is obtained from a fern stem called by the 
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coarse thread. With this the Malay women weave hats which 
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the first director of the new institution. . After several years 
Blume was obliged to return to Europe on account of his health, 
and the garden was left in charge of a curator. The institution 
was without a director from this time until 1865, when Dr 
H. C. C. Scheffer was appointed the second director of the 
Buitenzorg Gardens. Scheffer died in 1880, and his successor, 
M still continues the work. The institution contains 
ories. 
gricultural and experimental garden. 
aa aa laboratory. 
Botanical g: 
Office and nay 
Forest flora collections. 
Laboratory for the study of Deli Tobacco. 
Experimental station for coffee. 
The arden is laid out in sections, each of which has a label 
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