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Chelsea  has  followed  the  example  set  by  some  of  our  principal  uni- 
versity centres.  This  association,  as  has  already  been  indicated, 
is  a  relatively  modern  development,  and  the  study  of  systematic 
botany  which  had,  until  recently,  been  overshadowed  by  the  rise 
ot  laboratory  teaching,  is  now  encouraged,  side-by-side  with  the 
latter. 
The  garden,  as  at  present  constituted,  is  intended  for  work,  and 
not  for  recreation.  This  is  made  apparent  by  the  following  "  Rules 
and  Regulations  as  to  Admission  to  the  Garden,  Lecture  Room  and 
Laboratory  "  drawn  up  by  the  Committee,  and  approved  on  No- 
vember 20,  1902: — 
1.  The  purposes  for  which  the  Chelsea  Physic  Garden  is  maintained  are  : — 
( 1)  To  render  assistance  in  the  teaching  of  Botany  ; 
(2)  To  provide  material  and  opportunity  for  Botanical  investigations. 
2.  Admission  to  the  Garden  will  be  by  ticket,  issued  by  the  Clerk  to  the 
Trustees,  and  any  Teacher  who  desires  to  obtain  access  to  the  Garden  should, 
in  applying  for  such  ticket,  state  the  period  for  which  it  is  required. 
3.  The  Garden  will  be  accessible  to  Teachers  and  Students  on  week-days 
from  9.30  a  m.  to  5  p.m.,  except  during  the  months  of  May,  June  and  July, 
when  it  will  not  be  closed  until  sunset. 
4.  Teachers  holding  tickets  of  admission  will  be  allowed  to  introduce  their 
Students  to  the  Garden  for  purposes  of  study,  but  each  Teacher  will  be 
held  responsible  for  any  damage  that  may  be  committed  by  his  or  her  S'.udents 
whilst  in  the  Garden. 
5.  No  plants  grown  in  the  open  ground  may  be  cut  or  uprooted  without  the 
consent  of  the  Curator  or  some  other  responsible  person  directly  connected 
with  the  Garden,  but  it  is  to  be  understood  that  permission  to  gather  specimens 
for  the  purposes  of  study  will  be  accorded  whenever  possible,  but  in  no  other 
circumstances. 
6.  No  plant  cultivated  in  the  plant-houses  may  under  any  circumstances  be 
cut  except  by  the  Curator  or  some  other  responsible  person  directly  connected 
with  the  Garden. 
7.  Teachers  requiring  specimens  for  use  in  their  own  laboratories,  on  furnish- 
ing a  list  of  desiderata,  may  be  supplied  with  such  specimens  as  can  be  spared 
from  the  Garden  on  reasonable  notice  being  given  to  the  Curator,  and  on  the 
understanding  that  the  applicant  undertakes  the  trouble  and  charges  of  transfer 
of  the  specimens  from  the  Garden  to  his  or  her  Institution. 
8.  A  ticket  of  admission  to  the  Garden  does  not  include  access  to  the  Labora- 
tory Building.  Any  person  desiring  to  make  use  of  the  Laboratory  for  pur- 
poses of  research  or  otherwise  should  make  special  application  to  the  Clerk  to 
the  Trustees.1 
1  I  am  authorized  to  state  that  orders  for  a  visit  to  the  Garden  will  be  given 
by  Mr.  Howard  Batten,  if  application  be  made  to  him  in  writing.  Address  : 
Mr.  H.  Howard  Batten,  clerk  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Chelsea  Physic  Garden,  3 
Temple  Gardens,  Temple,  London,  E.  C. 
