systb^atic results of tno erbariura arc laid before tnc 
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Public in the ^arden, and the ardon furnishes tno inter¬ 
pretation to many a puzzle arising in the T?erb ar 1 urn, f it 
scorns to tno writer XXM3S&Z beyond dispute that Herbaria and 
pardons should always bo in tno closest contact, and under 
the same adni niotrat ion # an observation mien brings tn«<> /^cu*****- 
f mHHsrjra nors — to the range of tne work^ of botanic 
ardons, .and to tne range of interest in tne adminis- 
t rat ;L tt& 
"ritisn Botanic gardens are several sided; but mainly 
educational. As educational infctiS&tions, tneir place in in 
towns, and to be effective tney must be popular. Tne more 
they touch tne human interest, tno more tney educate: and 
for that reson an economic element is appropriate to them. 
klouuu^Z^ hardens * 
It is clear then that' tne 4 Colonial ' MI nc ' 
broad outlook 
systematic training, a ^/X&JO&XX" towards economic work, 
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need#,, of course, that knowledge of tne physical requirements 
of plants by wni n 'taoj can understand tne way to make them 
flourish. On the other nand there ere Colonial Agricultural 
-Botanists wnose services arc devoted to Pnyto-pathology and 
to the improvement of crops, and tg a waa^ whose training in 
its last courses snould be in tne laboratory technique 
of 3?etri disnos and culture-media, or in genetics. Clearly 
there is a cleavage here; and Governments are likely to 
continue, as tney do at present, to recognise tne lino, so 
that it "/ill be possible for institutes wnicn train 
botanists to plan two courses, tne one comprising studies 
for u ardens service. 
Agricultural service. 
In tne Straits Settlements tnaro arc two u ardons under 
one directorate^ and it is contemplated to add p third in 
in the federated M alay States, Surely all will bo under one 
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noad, witix a central horbarium. 
It is clear tort in tnc “aloy oninaula the coming 
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systematic botanist must also be an ecologist. 
Towards ecology wo nave 30 far done little: wo nave ac- 
and tno other comprising studios for 
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