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14. General park features. 



There are two ranges of greenhouses. The first one includes a 

 large conservatory with a central dome about 90 feet in height. The 

 area under glass is about 1 acre. This house contains 15 compart- 

 ments separated by glass partitions and doors. Briefly, these houses 

 contain different kinds of specimens from all over the world; at 

 range No. 2 there is a large collection of orchids; range No. 3 has 

 seven houses; there is a large power house for the heating of the 

 various buildings; the botanical museum building is 312 feet by 90 

 ■feet and contains a museum of economic botany; an exhibition of 

 systematic botany; an exhibition of fossil botany, lecture halls, 

 library, herbarium, and laboratories. 



51. Botanic Gardens or the University of California, Berbjeley. 



[Extract from an article by Prof. N. L. Britton, in Science, Vol. IV, No. 88, 1896.] 



The University of California, at Berkeley, has a botanical garden 

 of several acres, established some years ago, in which a large number 

 of plants are grown. It furnishes a valuable adjunct to the work 

 of the botanical department, which has well-appointed laboratories, 

 a working library, and a large herbarium. 



52. Botanic Garden of Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 



[Extract from article by Prof. N. L. Britton, in Science, Vol. IV, No. 88, 1896.] 



Smith College, at Northampton, Mass., has also recently established 

 a botanical garden on the campus. 



53. The Buffalo Botanic Garden, South Park, Buffalo, N. Y. 



[Extract from article by Prof. N. L. Britton, in Science, Vol. IV, No. 88, 1896.] 



The Buffalo Botanic Garden, in South Park, Buffalo, N. Y., was 

 commenced in 1893, and has since made rapid and encouraging prog- 

 ress. A small range of greenhouses has been built and others are 

 planned. A beginning has been made in accumulating a library and 

 herbarium, and much permanent planting has been accomplished. 



51. The Botanical Garden of the University of Habana, Cuba. 



[Extract from the Standard Guide to Habana.] 



This botanic garden is located on the Paseos of Carlos III, and 

 adjoins the extensive gardens of the palace of the President. It con- 

 tains numerous specimens of tropical trees, fruits, plants, and flowers, 

 and there are avenues of royal palms, artificial grottos, and minia- 

 ture cascades. Cuba's flora comprises over 3,350 native plants, besides 

 those which have been introduced. 



55. Hope Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica. 



[Extracts from Guide to Hope Gardens ; published by Aston W. Gardner & Co., tourists' 



agents.] 



200 acres in area; established in 1874. 



Hope Gardens is an experiment and teaching station, as well as a 

 botanic garden. Mr. William Harris, F. L. S., is the superintendent. 



