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Garden of Plants. They are to a certain extent assisted 

 in acquiring the antique character which depends on the 

 smoothness of the lower part of the stem ; for the loose re- 

 mains of the leaf-scales are yearly cleared off with care. 

 The garden approach to the front of the amphitheatre is 

 likewise ornamented with many fine old Neriums in tubs. 



Mr Royer now conducted us to the Botanical Cabinet, 

 which is situate in the upper part of the building called 

 the Administration. We found it to be a very complete 

 establishment of the kind, consisting of several apartments, 

 as marked in the annexed sketch, taken from Mr Hay's 

 note-book, 



c 





E 



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B 





A 

















In the staircase A is preserved a tall palm-stem from 

 South America, which had been naturally clasped in a 

 very extraordinary way by some liane or twining shrub, 

 and evidently strangled by the deeply indented grasp of 

 its invader. Professor Desfontaines' working-room is mark- 

 ed B. The working-room for the Professor's assistants is 



