86 ESTABLISHMENT OE A NATIONAL, BOTANIC GARDEN. 



These gardens, with the exception of the water frontage, are every- 

 where encircled by park lands, which are the Inner Domain of the 

 west (including the Government House grounds and the Garden 

 Palace grounds) and the Outer Domain on the south and east. 



THE OUTER DOMAIN. 



This garden consists of 90 acres of park grounds, incircling the 

 botanic gardens on the east and south sides. 



THE INNER DOMAIN OR GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS. 



This contains 35 acres, of which 4 acres consists of a garden in 

 the immediate vicinity of the house. The rest is park ground in 

 the exclusive occupation of the governor general. These lands bound 

 the western portion of the lower botanic garden. 



THE GARDEN PALACE GROUNDS. 



These are 19 acres in extent and technically form a part of the 

 Inner Domain. They form the western boundary of the upper and 

 middle gardens. 



UPPER GARDEN. 



A. Director's residence and grounds. 



B. Offices, museum, herbarium, etc. 



C. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 : Propagating and plant houses. 



D. 1. 2. and 3: Orchid and plant houses. 



E. Bush houses. 



F. Frame and nursery grounds. 



G. Carpenter's shop and stable yard. 

 H. Superintendent's residence. 



T. Levy Memorial Fountain. 



No. 1. Lawn in front of residence. 



No. 2. Collections of carta 1 and euphorbiacese. 



Xo. 2-a. Collection of euphorbias. 



Xo. 2-b. Collection of strelitzias. 



Xo. 2— c. Collection of manimillarias. 



No. 2— d. Collection of cereus and pilocereus. 



No. 2-e. Collection of pereskia and rhipsalis. 



Xo. 2— f. Collection of echinocactus. 



Xo. 2— g. Collection of phyllocaetus. 



Xo. 2— h. Collection of echinopsis. 



No. 2— i. Collection of opuntias. 



No. 2-k. Border of various shrubs. 



Xos. 3 to 7. Lawns and borders variously planted, trees, shrubs, 

 climbers, flower beds. etc. 



8. Contains a series of geometrical beds containing good collections 

 of bulbous plants, also bouvardias, carnations, penstemous, etc., and 

 on the lawn some fine specimen trees. 



9 and 10. Propagating grounds. 



Note. — See map. 



