a botanist’s trip to java. 
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study the plants of economic value—and there are hundreds of 
these. Most of them are in the agricultural garden, about three 
miles from the city. There are groves of mahogany and ebony 
and all sorts of spices and medicinal plants. This division of 
the garden is well liked by globe trotters and business men because 
Fig. 32. Tree-ferns in the Botanical Garden at Buitenzorg. 
they have at least heard of some of the things which are to be 
seen there. The botanist enjoys all this and he likes the main 
garden too for its beauty as well as its scientific value. While 
the tourist glances around the botanist actively looks at things. 
He enjoys the luxuriance and wealth of beauty, but he sees 
more than this. The rare plants or those of historic interest 
