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CONTENTS. 



Request for report 59 



Report. 59- 



Appendix 69 



INDEX TO REPORT. 



Statement of problems 59 



Brief history of the present garden 60 



The need of a real botanic garden 62 



Removal of present garden 'will benefit the public 65 



Alternative site for temporary relocation of garden 63 



A real botanic garden 63 



Sites for an adequate botanic garden 64 



Rock Creek Park 64 



Mount Hamilton site 66 



Diagram showing relation of proposed site to Capitol Building , facing 66 



Summary of costs of principal sites 67 



Recommendations ( 6S 



.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, MAPS, AND PLANS ACCOMPANYING REPORT. 



PHOTOGRAPHS. 



1. Arnold Arboretum — The Valley of Bussey Brook with Hemlock Hill. 



2. Missouri Botanic Garden — Along the brook. 



3. New York Botanic Garden — Conservatory range No. 1 and flower gardens. 



4. New York Botanic Garden — Court of conservatory range. 



5. New York Botanic Garden — View of herbaceous garden. 



6. The Botanic Garden of Brussels. Belgium — General view of the open grounds. 



7. Pe r adeniva Garden. Ceylon — An open glade. 



8. Kew Gardens — In the woodland. 



9. Kew Gardens — In daffodil time. 



10. Kew Gardens — In the Temperate House. 



11. Kew Gardens — Collections of water lilies, lotus, and papyrus. 



12. Kew Gardens — Tree ferns in the winter garden. 



13. Kew Gardens — A view in the winter garden. 



14. Kew Gardens — A lake, bordered by poplars and willows. 



15. Kew Gardens — Cactus and aloes, the strange desert growths of the world. 



16. Kew Gardens — The rhododendron dell in early June. 



17. Kew Gardens — A palm house flanking a water basin. 



18. Kew Gardens — Decorative gardening. 



19. Kew Gardens — An informal vista. 



20. Kew Gardens — Herbarium and library. 



21. Kew Gardens — The Bamboo Garden. 



22. Kew Gardens — General view along the Pagoda Vista. 



23. The Dahlem Botanic Gardens — Tropical plant life. 



24. The Dahlem Botanic Gardens — Evergreen growth in connection with plant houses. 



25. The Dahlem Botanic Gardens — Berlin — Artificial rock gardens. 



26. The Dahlem Botanic Gardens — Araucarias and Tree Ferns. 



27. The Dahlem Botanic Gardens — Tropical nut trees in glass houses. 



28. Kioto, Japan — A common view in the Orient, showing bamboo growths. 



29. Gardens of Lahore, India — View showing the remarkable growth of the Assam. 



India rubber tree. 



