BOTANY  IN  ITS  BEARINGS  ON  PHARMACY,   ETC.  233 
favorable  as  that  at  Berne  ;  yet  there  were  many  exotics,  and  much  to 
interest  the  visitor. 
At  Munich  the  botanical  garden  is  within  the  western  central  portion 
of  the  city,  one  side  resting  on  Karls  Platz.  It  is  in  the  shape  of  a  semi- 
circle, surrounded  by  streets,  enclosed  in  a  railing,  with  the  green  houses 
on  the  top  of  the  arc,  which  is  towards  the  north.  A  large  portion  is  de- 
voted to  annuals  and  herbaceous  plants.  The  supervision  of  this  garden 
appears  to  be  excellent ;  everything  is  in  order  and  well  kept,  and  yet  it 
is  almost  as  much  a  resort  as  our  public  squares.  Nurses  take  their 
children  and  sit  under  the  trees ;  women,  with  their  knitting  and  sewing, 
tarry  there  to  enjoy  the  place,  whilst  they  reflect  or  gossip,  as  the  case 
may  be.  The  beds  are  rectangular,  and  the  plants  duly  labelled  ;  and 
students  can  be  seen  pursuing  their  studies.  Water  is  supplied  from  an 
open  cistern.  The  shrubbery  is  arranged  around  the  outer  grounds,  so  as 
to  protect  the  gardens  from  winds. 
One  of  the  best  arranged  and  most  extensive  botanical  gardens  met  with 
in  Germany  is  that  at  Vienna.  It  is  situated  in  the  eastern  suburb  of  that 
city,  adjacent  to  the  Belvedere,  opening  on  the  Renweg-gasse,  and,  in 
connection  with  the  extensive  ornamented  grounds  between  the  old  and  new 
Belvederes,  which  lie  beside  it,  constitutes  a  plot  of  many  acres  in  extent. 
The  ground  has  a  gentle  inclination  towards  the  west,  and  is  laid  out 
with  much  less  formality  than  most  gardens,  the  prevailing  lines  being 
curves,  and  a  perfect  contrast  to  that  of  the  Belvedere  gardens.  The 
variety  of  trees  is  quite  extensive,  many  of  them  American  ;  the  higher 
grounds  being  given  to  the  arboretum  and  shrubbery,  whilst  the  por- 
tions towards  the  west,  nearer  to  the  front,  are  beautifully  arranged  in 
beds  of  various  shapes,  with  intervening  walks.  The  beds  are  of  such 
size  that  many  of  them  contain  only  a  single  genus,  as  the  rhubarbs,  the 
aconites,  the  lobelias,  the  mints,  etc.  The  medical  plants  occupy  a  spe- 
cial department,  which  renders  them  very  easy  of  study,  and  to  medical 
and  pharmaceutical  students  a  great  advantage  Seats  are  placed  at 
intervals,  the  shade  being  chosen  in  their  location,  especially  in  the  upper 
parts. 
The  botanical  garden  at  Dresden  is  small,  not  far  from  the  palace 
grounds,  but  appears  to  be  well  stocked,  and  offers  a  considerable  variety 
of  plants,  chiefly  annual  and  herbaceous,  as  there  is  not  space  for  trees 
and  shrubbery  but  to  a  limited  extent. 
The  culture  of  flowers  as  ornaments  to  public  and  private  gardens  is 
carried  to  great  perfection  in  Southern  Germany.  The  Yolks  Garten,  in 
Vienna,  in  the  month  of  July,  1867,  presented  a  most  pleasing  spectacle. 
The  winding  walks  were  between  beds  of  the  most  beautiful  flowers,  in 
which  the  prevailing  colors  were  arranged  so  perfectly  that  at  a  short 
distance  one  might  fancy  it  the  work  of  the  painter  ;  for  the  plants  are  so 
uniform  in  size-  and  color,  and  grow  so  close,  as  to  present  only  their 
beautiful  corollas  to  the  view.  The  small  blue  lobelia,  the  wall  flower,  the 
heliotrope,  the  pansy,  and  various  others  ;  and  so  perfect  is  the  respect 
