Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site calmasd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!calmasd!dmm From: dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David M. MacMillan) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Botanical Gardens Message-ID: <544@calmasd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 12:16:43 EDT Article-I.D.: calmasd.544 Posted: Mon Aug 19 12:16:43 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 04:42:08 EDT References: <857@mtuxo.UUCP> <329@zaphod.UUCP> Reply-To: dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David M. MacMillan) Organization: Calma Company, San Diego, CA Lines: 24 If you're ever in Northern Italy, by all means see the Villa Taranto. It's a large and wonderful botanical garden begun by a Scotsman (I think) in the 1930's. Yes, they do label species, and will even sell you a hardbound volume listing all of the plants. It's on the Lago di Maggiore. Take the train up to Stresa (go in the off season! Stresa has been an *expensive* resort town for many years). Tickets on the lake steamers are sold by maximum distance travelled, so if you get one for the Villa Taranto, you can also stop off at the Isola Bella and the Isola Madre on the way. Both are worthwhile; the Isola Bella is more (very grand) architectural, while the Isola Madre is more botanical. There are *NO* laundromats in Stresa, and the second language is French, not English. David M. MacMillan P.S. There's a nice (small) botanical garden in Padova (Padua). There are also some captivating non-botanical gardens near Lucca.