Polish Books. — Botanic Garden of Warsaw. 339 



authority, habitation in the garden, native country, and synonyms are given, 

 but not the Polish names. (The species are arranged according to the 

 natural system, commencing with the Aeotyledones. Each species is desig- 

 nated by signs, indicating that it is annual, of two years' duration, perennial, 

 woody, with accumbent cotyledons, incumbent cotyledons, conduplicate 

 cotyledons, spiral cotyledons, or biplicate cotyledons. In the first class, 

 Aeotyledones, are only six species of Lycopodium and two of Bernhardia. In 

 the second, Monocotyledones, are chiefly hardy species, and a few palms and 

 Cape bulbs. The great majority of species, both of Monocotyledones and 

 Dicotyledones, are hardy herbaceous annuals and perennials. If so many 

 species as 10,000 are actually in this garden, it must be one of the richest on 

 the Continent, which M. Schubert in his preface says it is. He is in cor- 

 respondence with the principal gardens in Germany, and has no greater 

 happiness than in giving and receiving, so as to extend the number of inte- 

 resting or useful plants, and promote the study of vegetable nature. 



125 



An engraved plan is 

 given {fig. 123.) 

 which displays 



Botanical nursery. 



Orchard. 



Nursery of forest trees 

 and shrubs. 



Vineyard. 



Astronomical observ- 

 atory. 



Dwelling-houses of the 

 professors and gar- 

 deners. 



Theatre, in which were 

 formerly acted plays 

 for the Polish court, 

 the king living chiefly 

 at Lazenki, or the 

 Bath, (Enc. qf Gard., 

 \ 281., andj?g. 25.) 



Small chapel in an old 

 gravel pit, formerly 

 used as a burying- 

 ground to the barracks 

 of the Royal Guard. 



Reservoir of water. 



Green-houses, and a 

 vinery. 



Fig-house. 



Brick-built pits with 

 flues. 



Hot-bed frames. 



Sheds. 



Dial and compass. 



Domestic offices. 



Summer station for the 

 green-house plants. 



Pumps. 



Shrubbery. 



Stations for plants. 



Evergreen shrubs. 



Compost ground. 



A view of the garden {fig. 124.) shows the ancient green-house (a), 

 observatory {b), and modern plant-houses (c), as conspicuous objects. Of 

 the surface of the situation we have a perfect recollection, and know it 

 to be very much varied ; the soil is light, sandy, and gravelly; the -sur- 

 rounding scenery the most agreeable in the neighbourhood of Warsaw. 



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