GuilHenrde Vriese Protrepticus ad commilitones, Athenaei Illustris Amstelodemensis alumnos, quo scholas botanicas, die Vante idus Octobres, MDCCCXLI, publice instauravit . d for thecultivation of forms which may not endure theoutdoor climate of this locality. ISTot onlywill the plants from warmer zones be grownunder glass, but when it is desired to de-velop native species out of their season theymay be forced and brought to full develop-ment and bloom in the winter. The museum is a fireproof building ofbrick, stone, and terra cotta, 308 by 110 938 XCIENCK [N. S. VOL. XI. No. 285. feet, located
GuilHenrde Vriese Protrepticus ad commilitones, Athenaei Illustris Amstelodemensis alumnos, quo scholas botanicas, die Vante idus Octobres, MDCCCXLI, publice instauravit . d for thecultivation of forms which may not endure theoutdoor climate of this locality. ISTot onlywill the plants from warmer zones be grownunder glass, but when it is desired to de-velop native species out of their season theymay be forced and brought to full develop-ment and bloom in the winter. The museum is a fireproof building ofbrick, stone, and terra cotta, 308 by 110 938 XCIENCK [N. S. VOL. XI. No. 285. feet, located in the western part of thegrounds near the Bedford Park station ofthe Harlem division of the New York Cen-tral railroad. The building has a basementfloor and three stories with a total floorarea of nearly two acres, and window open-iug to half this atnount, thus securing a of froin one hundred to five hundred. Ad-joining the lecture hall are two large exhi-bition halls which are designed for horticul-tural shows and other teniporary first floor of the museum is devotedto the display of ecouomic plauts and theiruseful products. Glass fronted cases with. The Museura Building—Xew York Botanical Garden. good illumination, so highly desirable in amuseum. A lecture theater occupies thebasement floor of the western end, offeringseating capacity for seven hundred hearersand furnished with all necessary appliancesfor the illustration of lectures. During thespring and autumn, courses of popular lec-tures are given on Saturday afternoonswhich have already drawn an attendance movable and flying shelving are arrangedin alcoves opening on the windows. Onlyabout one-third of the case equipment ofthe building has as yet been set up. Driedspecimens on herbarium sheets, conservedmaterial in tubes, and jars, dry, and in form-alin, and drawings, illustrate the method ofpreparation and appearance of the deriva-tives. It is of course utterly impossible JUNE15, 1900.] SCIENCE. 939 to
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