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From the date of its foundation the Botanic Garden has 

 been utilised by the Professor of Botany for 

 PIant= the teachiDg- of his students, and thus its adapt- 



houses. ation to this end has determined in some measure 



the manner of its arrangement. On the right of 

 the entrance from Inverleith Row stand the Museum, Labor- 

 atories, and Lecture-hall, and immediately in front of these 

 are laid out extensive Herbaceous Borders, the plants being 

 arranged for study in their Natural Orders. To the North of 

 this collection is situated a Central greenhouse, from the sides 

 of which are extended two wings, running East and West, 

 from which are projected four Plant-houses, the outermost 

 devoted to plants of Dry Regions, including Cacti and 

 Euphorbias ; the next containing Economic plants of both 

 Tropical and Temperate Regions, such as coffee and medicinal 

 herbs ; the first on the West side of the main building 

 reserved for Orchids, and the last in this division being 

 apportioned to plants of Tropical and Warm Regions. In the 

 Entrance Porch to the building also is an interesting collection 

 of Insectivorous plants. Behind the Western division there 

 have been erected a handsome Temperate House for Tree- 

 ferns and Coniferae, and a domed Palm-house ; and between 

 these and the front range of glass stands a suite of 

 houses containing Monocotylous plants of Tropical Regions, 

 including Aroids, Scitamineae, Liliacea? and Amaryllidacea) ; 

 also Pitcher Plants, Bromeliads, and others requiring a warm 

 and temperate situation. 



Owing to the prevailing sunshine, and in spite of the 

 attractiveness of many splendidly flowered 

 Arboretum specimens indoors, the members were not loath 

 and Rock= to gain the fresh air, and saunter with the 

 Garden. Professor and his staff through the Arbor- 



etum, reserved for the cultivation of trees and 

 shrubs. During their walk, on a grassy slope near the 

 eminence whence a fine panoramic view of the City of 

 Edinburgh, flanked on the East by Arthur's Seat and on 

 the West by the Pentland Hills, with the Castle Rock in 

 the mid-distance, was obtained, they took special notice of 

 a plot of Gytisus prcecox, which at the time was in luxuriant 

 bloom. Time did not permit of any extensive survey of 



