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From: dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David M. MacMillan)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Botanical Gardens
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Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 12:16:43 EDT
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     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.