114 ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 



Japanese possessions such as Yuchu Islands, Formosa, and Korea. 

 The largest herbarium in Japan is located in the botanic garden, and 

 in addition a very well kept and beautifully arranged planting of 

 trees, shrubs, and flowers is maintained in the Koishikawa Park. 

 The best botanical library in Japan is to be found here, and the 

 Botanical Society of Japan holds its meetings here. The botanical 

 department of the University of Tokio. the largest university in 

 Japan, is located in the garden. The garden is in the northwestern 

 suburbs of Tokio, about 2 miles from the university and about 4 

 miles from the center of the city. Its 40 acres extend from the 

 bottom to the top of a low range of hills. The most striking por- 

 tion of the garden is the landscape garden in pure Japanese style; 

 this feature occupied about one-fifth of the area and is situated on the 

 side of a low hill, with an exceedingly picturesque lake at the bottom. 

 There is a tea house used by the Japanese in the garden. 



35. Botanic Gardens at Buitenzorg. 



[Extracts from A Traveler's Notes, by James H. Veitch ; published by James Veitch 

 & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, 1896.] 



The garden consists of three establishments: The argicultural gar- 

 den, about 2 J- miles out of Buitenzorg, is 200 acres in area ; the scien- 

 tific garden at Buitenzorg is 1)0 acres in area and 900 feet above sea 

 level : and the mountain garden, which contains 50 acres. 



The scientific garden is laid out in plots on undulating ground on 

 the banks of a small river. The garden has existed about 75 years, 

 and was arranged in this manner about 50 years ago. The house 

 of the governor general of Java is in the garden. 



This garden contains some very hue. very old trees. Some of the 

 palm- being nearly 60 feet high. It is said that next to Kew, Buiten- 

 zorg has a greater number of palm species than any other botanical 

 garden in the world. The herbarium of tropical plants is most 

 complete. 



The library contains many hue works, and receives the scientific 

 journals of every society of note in Europe. 



This garden is notable for the thoroughness of its system. 



The agricultural gardens contain all kinds of economic plants. 

 What is done in this garden is done so thoroughly as to demand the 

 admiration of all who visit it. 



There is an extensive well-tilled laboratory. 



To the ordinary visitor this argicultural garden proves more in- 

 teresting than that at Buitenzorg. as this one is practical, and the 

 other purely scientific. 



The mountain garden is devoted to natural flora of the region, and 

 is very rich in specimens. Especially rich in those of tree ferns 

 growing from an elevation of about 1,500 feet from the base to 

 a bou i l.diio feet from the summit. 



36. The Botanical Garden or Lima. Pert - . 



| Extracts from Wright's Peru.] 



30 acres in area. 



The botanical garden of Lima, known a- the Exposition Park. 

 named in commemoration of the general exposition of 1870. which 

 took place in these grounds. It is laid out in shaded walks, artificial 



