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At the entrance to the garden isa Museum of Natural History 
containing niany interesting specimens, but only a few illustra- 
nical 
order, but does not appear to have been adde1 to for some time. 
- Adjoining the museum is a sinall herbarium. 
JARDIN BOTANIQUE, LYONS. 
This is by far t the most beautiful garden that I visited. It 
is situated in the Parc de la Téte-d’Or, which covers 280 acres, and 
contains a large collection of economic plants, scientifically 
arranged and dintinedy labelled. Many exotic plants are sunk in 
pots in the beds, aquatics are grown in shallow cement pans 
sunk i e The houses contain many striking and 
interesting plants, those of economic value bear cast iron enamelled 
labels illustrating their geographical distribution ; examples of 
these labels are preserved in the Kew Museu m for refe 
A group of plants, consisting chiefly of Cacti, is grow 
permanent bed in theopen. It is er in the form of a 
tiers, the whole being enclosed in a span-shaped iron frame 
covered with wire netting of small Tisch. The Delia is a list 
of the larger plants established in the palm house : 
Caryota rumphiana, Mart 
Caryota excelsa, Hort. ex. H. Wendl. 
` Rhopalostylis Baueri, W.&D 
Rhopalostylis sapida, "W.&D. 
Livistona ge Mar 
Livistona australis, 
renga manillensis, Wendl, 
Cocos Datil, Drude & Griseb. 
Acanthophæniz rubra, Wendl. 
Astrocaryum rostratum, Hook, f. 
Acanthorhiza War enge Wendl. 
Gaussia sp amt eghti, 
^ rans, Rer-Gawl. 
Strelitzia Beste Thb. 
Pandanus Candelabr um, Beauv. 
There is no museum in the gardens, 
PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, LYONS. 
It occurred to me that I might obtain some information upon 
the bs Sg ae dyes employed in the silk trade at Lyons from 
M. Cesa antre, a resident in that city, and an ardent economic 
botas. who has eir pit = T times, many valuable 
products to the Kew Mus I was surprised to find that, 
notwithstanding the rank of fte asa patentee oe e, it does 
not possess a museum of any importance. M. Chantre very kindly 
furnished me with the list of silk dyes which is "d below, and 
also invited me to view his private collections of drugs and other 
products. In the course of business, M. vei has recently 
resided for a considerable period in the East, and during a six 
months sojourn in Shanghai, parihased, in the markets, a splendid : 
collection of Chinese ine which he allowed me to go through 
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