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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ... 1V. THE BOTAN1CAL 1NST1TUTE ('S LANDS PLANTENTU1N) AT BU1TENZORG. Several extensive publications describing this admirable institution have recently appeared, and it is accordingly not my object to go into detail regarding it in the present paper, but only to record some of the methods of investigation and call attention to the equipment of the 's Lands Plantentuin. The botanical garden at Buitenzorg forms a great park surrounding the residence of the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. It was established in 1817 by Eeinwardt, who was afterwards a professor at Leiden University. Following Eeinwardt, Dr. C. L. Blume, as the first regularly appointed director, had charge of the gardens. In 1830 James Hooper, who came from the Royal Gardens at Kew, England, returned to Europe, and Mr. J. E. Teysmann was appointed his successor. To him arc largely due the present beauty and utility of the botanical garden. lt was Teysmann who, at Hasskarl's suggestion, adopted the plan of arrangement after the natural order of plants, so that, owing to this most convenient arrangement, it is now comparatively easy for one to study and compare the species of any one natural order, although there are now in cultivation over 10,000 species, covering an area of 147 acres. When Teysmann resigned in 1859 Binnendyk was appointed to succeed him, and in the meantime the whole institution was reorganized on a plan drawn up long before by Teysmann. In 1868 Dr. Scheffer, a man well qualified for the position, was appointed director. In 1875 he established the publication of the "Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg." "Above all other things in value, however, is the experimental garden established by Scheffer in L87t--a garden of 180 acres for experimenting on a large scale wi...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1235863093
- ISBN 13 9781235863097
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages32
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