The Botanic Garden of Para 



BY C. F. BAKER 



Every botanist and horticulturist is familiar with accounts of the magnifi- 

 cent forests, the wonderful display of palms, and the luxuriance of plant life 

 in general, to be found in the Amazon Valley. Few, however, are acquainted 

 with the Botanic Garden of Para, near the mouth of the Amazon, long ago 

 founded by Dr. Goeldi and now under the control of the Museu Goeldi, with 

 Dr. Jacques Huber, a most devoted and learned botanist, as Director. Through 



Figure 22. A view in the southern extension of the garden. 



