Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-01

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Many Of the most picturesque PARIS Of
the world are scientific institutions as well
and are maintained by the various gov
ernments in connection with their univer-
stiles. Some OF them ara open to the pub
lilo, while others are reserved exclusively
for the students. One Of the largest OF
these gardens 10 at beautiful Bonn On the
Rhine.
Az botany 10 included IN the preliminary
university course OF . medical student,
such plants are cultivated, particularly in
the gardens. that are used for medicinal
purposes; at the same time, all specimens
Of plants are well represented, to give the
student q general as well as special knowl-
edge.
As q rule, these gardens contain q mag
nifcent fern house for fowsrless plants, q
rooksry for mountain flowers, and . hot
house for flowers OF cultivation. There is
also q large building which is used as a
Tabernacle, wherein nearly all the known
plants of the world are preserved In .
dried condition. This building 10 also used
for the botanical lectures and other requi-
sites of the student OF botany.
Grouped along the paths are the trees Of
tho surrounding woods; also specimens
that grow in Africa, India, North and
South America and elsewhere. Surround
ing these trees are the plants and herbs
that are transplantsd from their original
homes with them. Specimens Of the finest
garden flowers are distributed all over the
grounds and playing fountains scintillate
with all the colors Of the rainbow.
In Zurich the botanical garden is situated
on a hill In the center Of town and is used
by the inhabitants as q promenade and
pleasure ground.
At Edinburgh, the botanical gardens
eliminate in q hill, where through the foil
age of the surrounding trees, which are
pruned for the purpose. q panoramic view
of the city and surrounding glorious
scenery may be enjoyed.
During the life time OF Sachs, Nasgeli
and Mohl, the students Of the universities
OF Wurtsburg, Munich and Tubengsn, re-
spectively, reveled In this botanic lore OF
these lights.
Our American universities have been
slow to awaken to the fact that n of the
main features to make their scientific de-
partmsnts complete, Is . botanical garden
80 equipped as to familiarixs the student
with a practical illustration of the science.
But thanks to the lamented Mr.. James
Arnold,a merchant of New Bedford Mass,
who died In 1870, the Arnold arboretum of
Harvard university, although the only
park connected with q university In Amer
lea that typi6ss the intent Of Q botanical
garden, is nevertheless inferior to none In
the world.
This magnificent institution Is the out
come Of an endowment of 100000 by the
aforesaid gentleman. A tract consisting
Of about 125 acres In Jamaica Plain. six
miles from the university, was set aside for
the arboretum and Q two-story brick build
ing was subsequently donated by Mr.. II.
Hollis Hunnewell, of Boston, to be used In
connection with the same.
The botanical department 10 under the
supervision of the author Of the Report ON
the Forests Of North America, Prof. G. 8.
Sargent.
The region which has been converted
into Q rich landscape by the scenic artist,
Mr.. Frederick Law OImstead. the designer
of the Central Park of New York City, 10
propitIously located TO merge with availa-
bic land into q park that will add another
laurel to Boston's glory, Harvard univer-
sity.
There are many botanical gardens mos
connected with universities. Thousands
upon thousands OF dollars are expended
yearly by metropolitan cities In stocking
their parks with specimens of plants and
trees from Gil parts Of the earth. It 10 an
established custom of foreign and native
| gardens to exchange specimens OF plants,
~ well as books and photographs, thus
| introducing new species into botanical
gardens before the market introduces them
to the public.
Perhaps the most extensive OF these gar
| dens Is located at Glasnevin, . suburb OF
/ Dublin and the favorits resort Of such
literary lights az Addison, Swift and Shell
law. Bloom and decay are here wildly
typiHed; for just alongside Of this gprden
are the historic Catholic burying grounds,
where lie buried the remains Of Sir Isaac
Butt. O. @. M. r., one Of the first to touch
uuon home rule In ireland. K. II. X.
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No menber of the anatomy symbolizes
the story OF lie 80 does the hand-one. the
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