Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . sited were the Kew Gardens, the Jardin des Plantesat Paris, the Conservatory and Botanical Garden at Geneva, theRoyal Botanical Gardens at Munich and Berlin, and the HanburyBotanic Garden in northern Italy. This last is a private gardenbelonging to Lady Katherine Hanbury and known as the Hortiis]\Iortolciisis. It lies on the shore of the Mediterranean in the littleItalian village of La Alortola, about half way between the towns of\entimiglia, Italy, and ?\Ientone, France, in the most beautiful partof the Riviera, and d
Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . sited were the Kew Gardens, the Jardin des Plantesat Paris, the Conservatory and Botanical Garden at Geneva, theRoyal Botanical Gardens at Munich and Berlin, and the HanburyBotanic Garden in northern Italy. This last is a private gardenbelonging to Lady Katherine Hanbury and known as the Hortiis]\Iortolciisis. It lies on the shore of the Mediterranean in the littleItalian village of La Alortola, about half way between the towns of\entimiglia, Italy, and ?\Ientone, France, in the most beautiful partof the Riviera, and during- the winter and spring is the main featureof interest in all that region. Its area comprises 112 acres. Themost broken and rugged parts are allowed to grow wild ; some of thehills being covered by groves of native pines which suggest thehendocks in the New York Botanical Garden. The other parts ofthe grounds have been beautifully terraced with convenient walksand stone steps, from which can be seen, through vistas here and NO. 30 SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I912 75. i. -lu/wingolive tree and aloe plant on the left. Photograph by Nenke and Ostermaier,Dresden. 76 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 6o there, the Mediterranean and the nearby hills and mountains. Thegarden is more than simply a pleasure ground. It has been de-veloped by Mr. Ahvin Berger so as to be of great scientific amount of material sent out for exchange purposes, both inthe way of seeds and living plants, is enormous. A collection of suc-culent plants which has no counterpart in the world, and is wellsuited to the drv, hot summers of this region, has been assembled,and this place is fast becoming the ]\lecca for the study of such student of desert plants of America or South Africa can affordto omit this garden from his itinerary when visiting Europe. Inconnection with the garden there is a small museum building, a library,and an herbariuuL In September, Dr. Rose in C()m])
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