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plantations occupy the larger portion of the 

 tract, and special areas are devoted to the 

 cultivation of medicinal and other economic 

 plants, to an arboretum of native trees, 

 and to groups illustrating plant geography. 

 The garden and associated laboratories pro- 

 vide equipment for the prosecution of all 

 lines of botanical research. 



6. The Botanical Garden of Geneva was 

 founded in 1817, and is situated in the 

 heart of the city, near the University. There 

 are two small greenhouses, a very large 

 and important herbarium and library, and 

 a small museum. The laboratories of the 

 University are extensive and well equipped, 

 affording capital facilities for work along 

 all lines of botanical investigation. The 

 De Candolle herbarium and library, and 

 the Boissier herbarium and library, which 

 are near by, afford, in connection with the 

 collections of the garden, unsurpassed facili- 

 ties for taxonomic study. 



7. The Eoyal Botanic Garden of Edin- 

 burgh covers about 60 acres, of which about 

 one-half was added to the older portion some 

 12 years ago ; there are possibilities of still 

 further enlargement. The main green- 

 houses have a frontage of about 200 feet, 

 the palm house rising some 70 feet, and 

 there are six small special houses. The bo- 

 tanical museum, lecture room and labora- 

 tories are in one building, the large her- 

 barium and library in another. The sys- 

 tematic plantations of herbaceous species 

 are extensive, the rock garden being an 

 especially strong feature. The development 

 of arboretum and frutecetum in the newer 

 portion of the tract has made good progress. 

 The institution is in intimate relationship 

 with the University, nearly all the instruc- 

 tion in botany being given at the garden. 

 The research work has been extensive, 

 along taxonomic, morphologic and physio- 

 logic lines. 



8. The Eoyal Botanic Garden of Dublin, 

 Situated at Glasnevin, just without the city. 



was founded through the influence of the 

 Honorable and Honorable Dublin Society, 

 in 1790, was for many years supported by 

 this Society with the aid of government 

 grants, and was transferred to the Science 

 and Art Department in 1877. It includes 

 about 40 acres of undulating land, bounded 

 to the north by the small river Tolka. 

 There are eight greenhouses, most of them 

 rather old, but containing a valuable col- 

 lection. There is a small botanical museum 

 and herbarium. The systematic herbaceous 

 plantations are irregularly shaped beds, ar- 

 ranged in a somewhat radial manner. The 

 arboretum and frutecetum occupy about 

 one-half of the area. 



9. The Brussels Botanical Garden lies in 

 the heart of the city and embraces not 

 more than ten acres of land, of which about 

 one-half is given to arboretum . The green- 

 houses are large but old. There is a very 

 extensive herbarium and library. The sys- 

 tematic beds are arranged as quadrants of 

 a circle, separated by concentric and radial 

 paths. Special areas are devoted to orna- 

 mental and economic plants. Owing to the 

 restricted size of the area available a very 

 dense grouping of plants is necessitated. 

 The research work accomplished here has 

 been mainly taxonomic. The Botanical 

 Society of Belgium has its headquarters at 

 the garden. 



10. The Imperial Botanical Garden at 

 St. Petersburg is in close affiliation with 

 the Academy of Sciences and the Univer- 

 sity. There is here a famous herbarium, a 

 large botanical library and museum, and 

 commodious and well-stocked greenhouses. 

 The garden publishes ' Acta,' and many 

 researches prosecuted there are printed in 

 the Bulletin and Memoirs of the Imperial 

 Academy. 



11. The Eoyal Botanic Garden of Trini- 

 dad, situated at Port of Spain, was estab- 

 lished in 1818, and now occupies about sixty- 

 three acres, with some outlying plantations. 



