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Leiden is an old city in south Holland built around connected canals.
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It is home to the University at Leiden, one of the oldest in Europe (~ 1575).
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We stayed at the De Doelen Hotel on a canal
near the University.
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Like other University towns, Leiden is a walking and
cycling city.
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Sites around the city include, Hooglandse Kerk
(Highland Church).
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Sint Lodewijks(St. Louis Church)
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De Valk Windmill
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Each location in Leiden seems to involve a canal.
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Dining at a local Indonesian restaurant.
Sam
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The University at Leiden Botanic Garden is also one of the oldest in Europe.
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Carolus Clusius (Charles de l’Ecluse– 1526 to 1601) was a professor at the University of Leiden and established the botanic garden (Hortus Botanicus). He is credited with popularizing the tulip and establishing the bulb industry in Holland.
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From records left by Clusius, his garden
planting scheme has been recreated today.
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Also included in the Leiden Botanic garden is a synoptic garden laid out by plant family according to the Linnaean system.
Linnaeus
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Each bed has representative plants for each family and interesting rotating signs – each side in a different language.
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This bed was for the rose family (Rosaceae).
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The garden also included a classic European-style orangery. An orangery precedes greenhouses and were used to overwinter
tender plants (like oranges) grown in large containers.
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One of the plants in the large containers was African hemp
(Sparmannia africana).
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The conservatory had a collection of
and plants Hydnophytumformicarum.
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Lecanopterislomarioides
Leiden Botanic Garden also has a collection of
tropical ferns.
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Thunbergiamysorensis
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There is a large modern palm house conservatory.
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Two notable plants in the garden are the tuliptree (Liriodendron) planted in 1716 and the Ginkgo planted in 1759.
Liriodendron
Ginkgo
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The garden also has a collection of Japanese plants related to Philipp von
Siebold (1796 – 1866). Siebold collected plants and animals in Japan and sent
them back for scientific study in Leiden.
Zelkova serrata is the largest tree in the Leiden Japanese garden and was introduced by Siebold.Hosta sieboldiana named for Siebold.