Canada

Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Canada: 59 (+ 37 additional gardens with notable ex situ plant collections) Approx. number of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: >100,000 Approx. number of taxa (species) in these collections: c.30,000 (10,000 to 15,000 spp.) Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: 90%

Location: Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Boreal Botanic Garden Address: Box 1106, High Level, Alberta T0H 1Z0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ALBERTA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: & Botanical Gardens Address: PO Box 3036, Station B, Calgary, Alberta T2M 4R8 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ collections: Astilbe, birch, Clematis, Delphinium, dwarf conifers, Hemerocallis, Heuchera, Hosta, Iris, Juniper, lilac, lily, Malus, peony, Phlox, Pinus, Papaver, Potentilla, Primula, Rosa, Spirea, Picea, Viburnum. Also alpine, woodland and water conservation plants. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ALBERTA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: George Pegg Botanic Garden Address: Box 82, Glenevis, Alberta T0E 0X0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ALBERTA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Golden Prairie Address: Alberta Special Crops and Horticultural Research Centre, Bag Service 200, Brooks, Alberta T0J 0J0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ALBERTA Founded: 1976 Garden Name: Muttart Conservatory Address: c/o Parks & Recreation, 9626 - 99A Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6C 4L8 Status: Municipal Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Over 700 spp. from diverse range of climatic conditions. Show Pyramid plus tropical pyramid (orchids, Passiflora, Hibiscus, Strelitzia, palms and fig trees; temperate pyramid and arid pyramid with plants that originate in North America, the Mediterranean, Africa and Madagascar, including plants of economic importance. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ALBERTA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Olds College Arboretum Address: Olds College, Olds, Alberta T0M 1P0 Status: Educational Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ALBERTA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Trochu Arboretum Address: Trochu and District Arboretum Society, Trochu, Alberta T0M 2A0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ALBERTA Founded: 1959 Garden Name: University of Alberta Devonian Botanic Garden Address: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 6,500 (also microfungus collection). Ex situ Collections: Caragana, Gentiana, Geranium, Paeonia, Populus, Potentilla fruiticosa cvs, Primula, shrub roses, Thuja occidentalis cvs, dwarf Pinus and Picea cvs, Medicago spp. in seed bank. No. of taxa: 423 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes Special Conservation Collections: Native Cypripedium

Location: ALBERTA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Waterton Lakes National Park Address: Waterton Park, Alberta T0K 2M0 Status: State (Federal Government) Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 6,108 Ex situ Collections: No information available Rare & Endangered: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLOMBIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Crown Zellerbach Arboretum and Museum Address: Ladysmith, British Colombia V0R 2E0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: 1967 Garden Name: Dept. of Biological Sciences Arboretum Address: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6 Status: Provincial University Herbarium: Yes Approx no. of herbarium specimens, 10,000 Ex situ Collections: No information available. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Douglas Fir Arboretum Address: c/o Research Division, B.C. Forest Service, Victoria, British Columbia VSV 1X5 Situated: At Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, B.C. Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Address: 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5K2 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: 1950s Garden Name: Milner Gardens and Woodland Address: 2179 W Island Highway, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, V9K 1G1 Status: University (since 1996). Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: No information available. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Native Plant Garden, Royal British Colombia Museum Address: 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Yes Approx no. of herbarium specimens: 185,000 Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Queen Elizabeth Park & Bloedel Conservatory Address: 2099 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 1Z4 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Totem Park Address: Totem Park, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1W5 Status: University Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Collections of plants used by NW Indians, eg Thuja plicata, Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Taxus brevifolia, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra, Prunus emarginata, Salix scouleriana, Rubus spectabilis, Rubus parviflorus, Gaultheria shallon, Sambucus racemosa, Berberis nervosa, B. aquifolium, Corylus cornuta, Osmaronia cerasiformus, Red lacustre, Ribes sanguineum, Oplopanax horridus, Philadelphus lewisii. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: 1916 Garden Name: University of British Columbia Botanical Garden Address: 6501 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1W5 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx No. of herbarium specimens: 500,000 Ex situ Collections: Rhododendrons, alpines, plants of British Columbia, medicinal and pharmaceutical plants: Asteraceae (439 spp. and 502 taxa); Caprifoliaceae (86 spp. and 120 taxa); Ericaceae (435 spp. and 835 taxa); Fabaceae (182 spp. and 214 taxa); Primulaceae 179 spp. and 280 taxa); Rosaceae (399 spp. and 624 taxa); Acer (58 spp. and 90 taxa); Meconopsis (9 spp. and 15 taxa); Primula (88 spp. and 158 taxa) Rhododendron (297 spp. and 509 taxa); Rubus (40 spp. and 61 taxa); Viburnum 33 spp. and 49 taxa); Asian plants No. of taxa: 14,000 Rare & Endangered plants: 25 spp Special Conservation Collections: Medicinal Plant (138 taxa); Native and naturalized plant (1,600 taxa)

Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Van Dusen Botanical Garden Address: 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 4H1 Status: Municipal Herbarium: No Ex situ Collections: Ericaceae (387 spp. and 1412 taxa); Rosaceae (242 spp. and 625 taxa); Taxodiaceae (12 spp. and 33 taxa); Magnolia (28 spp. and 77 taxa); Pinus (34 spp. and 73 taxa); Rhododendron (294 spp. and 1112 taxa; Calluna (85 taxa); Fagus (26 taxa); Hydrangea (67 taxa); Ilex (198 taxa); Robinia (11 taxa); Sorbus (48 taxa); conifers, heathers. No. of taxa: 3,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes Special Conservation Collections: Ilex (198 taxa Province of BC Holly Collection); Rhododendron (150 taxa, Greig collection). Canadian Heritage Garden, cultivars of Canadian origin.

Location: Founded: 1924 Garden Name: Morden Research Station Address: P.O. Box 3001, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Morden, Manitoba R0G 1J0 Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5700 Ex situ Collections: Syringa, Malus, Prunus, Rosa, Potentilla, Amelanchier (23 taxa), Fraxinus (14 taxa), Malus, crabapple (126 taxa), Populus (70 taxa), Prunus (91 taxa), Rosa (25 taxa), Syringa (459 taxa). No. of taxa: 3,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Special Conservation Collections: Malus (93 taxa, National Apple Germplasm Collection, Canada)

Location: MANITOBA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Island Park Arboretum Status: Unknown Address: Parks Division, 97 Sasketchewan Avenue East, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 0L8 Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered: Unknown

Location: NEW BRUNSWICK Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Fredericton Botanic Garden Address: Box 57, Station A, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 4YW (a new botanic garden on the west side of Odell Park) Status: Public garden Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Native plants, herbs, orchids, perennials, roses, tropical and wetlands. Arboretum. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: NEW BRUNSWICK Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Odell Park and Odell Arboretum Address: City Public Works Dept. PO Box 130, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 4Y7 Status: Public garden Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: NEW BRUNSWICK Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Jardin botanique du Nouveau-Brunswick Address: Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick, PO Box 1629, E7B 1A3 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: Roses, rhododendrons and annuals. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: NOVA SCOTIA Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Annapolis Royal Botanical Garden Address: PO Box 278, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, B0S 1A0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex Situ collections: Roses, annuals, perennials (including Astilbe, Monarda, Rudbeckia, Liatrus, Delphinium, Chrysanthemum and Koelruteria paniculata), Lilium collection, ornamental grasses from all around the world. No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: NEWFOUNDLAND Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Gros Morne National Park Address: PO Box 130, Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland A0K 4N0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Yes: Approx no. of herbarium specimens: 2,300 Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: NEWFOUNDLAND Founded: 1971 Garden Name: Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden Address: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland A1C 5S7 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of specimens: 150 (An associated herbarium, the Ayre Herbarium, Biol Dept, Memorial Univ. holds 120,000 specimens). Ex situ Collections: Native flora of Newfoundland and Labrador. Allium (20 taxa); Gaultheria (16 taxa); Gentiana (20 taxa); Phlox (30 taxa); Primula (100 taxa); Rhododendron (60 taxa); Saxifraga (30 taxa); Calluna (35 taxa); Erica (35 taxa); perennials (100 taxa, heritage herbs and perennials of Newfoundland gardens). No. of taxa: 1,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown Special Conservation Collections: Native flora.

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Becky Hughes Arboretum, New Liskeard College of Agriculture, New Liskeard, Ontario, P0J 1P0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Brickman Botanical Garden Address: R.R. #1, Sebringville, Ontario N0K 1X0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Cedar Valley Botanical Gardens Address: Brighton, Ontario, K0K 1H0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: 1886 Garden Name: Dominion Arboretum Address: Agriculture Canada Building 50 Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6 Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Vascular Plant Herbarium: 800,000; National Mycological Herbarium, address as above: 250,000 specimens - worldwide fungi especially Canada and arctic-alpine; collection of 12,600 fungus cultures.) Ex situ Collections: Hardy woody and herbaceous plants, particularly Malus, Syringa and other ornamental cultivars. No. of taxa: 3,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Special Conservation Collections: Part of National Genebank: cereal crops.

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Erindale College Arboretum Status: Educational establishment Address: Erindale College, Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Name: Fogolar Furlan Botanic Garden Address: 1800 E.C. Row (North Service Road), Windsor, Ontario N8W 1Y3 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: 1970 Garden Name: The Arboretum University of Guelph Address: Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000. (The University Botany Dept holds 70,000 specimens in its Herbarium). Ex situ Collections: Betulaceae, Acer, Rosa, dwarf conifers. Woody plants for land rehabilitation. Anacardiaceae (7 spp.and 10 taxa), Betulaceae (65 spp.and 89 taxa), Caprifoliaceae (79 spp.and 139 taxa), coniferous families (54 spp.and 207 taxa), Ericaceae (72 spp.and 93 taxa), Fagaceae (24 spp.and 30 taxa), Leguminosae (38 spp. and 42 taxa), Oleaceae except Syringa (24 spp.and 37 taxa), Rosaceae except Rosa (93 spp. and 209 taxa), Saxifragaceae (35 spp.and 52 taxa), Acer (37 spp. and 80 taxa), Cornus (23 spp. and 37 taxa), Rosa (45 spp. and 182 taxa), Syringa (14 spp. and 67 taxa), Tilia (5 spp. and 27 taxa). Native trees and shrubs of Ontario (216 taxa); street trees (27 taxa); World of Trees (500 taxa, interpretive collection of plant diversity). No. of taxa: 2,100 Rare & Endangered plants: 11 Canada. Repository for woody plants of conservation importance. Special Conservation Collections: Gene bank of rare Ontario woody plants. Poplar archive. Natural woodlots covering approximately 125 acres.

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Humber Arboretum Address: 205 Humber College road, Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 5L7 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: J. A. Carol Arboretum Address: 74 McCaule Street, Brampton, Ontario L6V 1J3 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: J. J. Neilson Arboretum Address: Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology, Ridgetown, Ontario N0P 2C0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: 1975 Garden Name: The Lakehead University Arboretum Address: Lakehead University Arboretum, School of Forestry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 98,000 Ex situ Collections: Coniferae, Northern Hardiness testing collections. No. of taxa: 300 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: 1972 Garden Name: Laurentian University Arboretum Address: Dept. Biology, Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 13,000 Ex situ Collections: Native flora. No. of taxa: 500 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology Address: New Liskeard College, New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada P0J 1P0 Status: Educational Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Niagara College Arboretum & Greenhouse Address: Department of Horticulture, Niagara College of Applied Science and Technology, 360 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario I2M 4W1 Status: Educational Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: School of Horticulture 1936; botanical garden 1990 Garden Name: The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens and School of Horticulture Address: Niagara Parks Commissions, P.O. Box 150, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6T2 Status: State Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,500. Ex situ Collections: Mainly ornamental herbaceous and woody plants, herbs, arboretum. Plant collections include 150 families, 614 genera, 1,532 species, 2,665 taxa, 3,716 accessions. Herbaceous perennial collections include 687 spp. and 1,139 taxa. No. of taxa: 1,496 spp.; 2,589 taxa. Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Plum Grove Arboretum Address: Kakabeka Falls, Ontario P0T 1W0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: 1941 Garden Name: Royal Botanical Gardens Address: PO Box 399, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3H8 Status: State. Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 80,000 (includes 12,000 specimens from Hamilton College, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, transferred in 1966). Ex situ Collections: Clematis, Ericaceae, Hosta, Iris, Lilium, Magnolia, Malus, Paeonia, Prunus, Rosa, Syringa; climbing & wall plants, hardy herbaceous perennials, herbs, medicinal plants, mediterranean plants, Orchidaceae (179 spp. and 187 taxa), Iris (45 spp. and 63 taxa), Paeonia (19 spp. and 27 taxa), Clematis (148 taxa), Cornus (21 taxa), Crataegus (16 taxa), Ericaceae, Rhododendrons and other calcifugous genera, species and cvs (221 taxa), Hosta (150 taxa), Iris (1,400 taxa), Lilium (51 taxa), Malus (71 taxa), Paeonia (cvs, herbaceous 207 taxa), Paeonia (cvs, woody 134 taxa), Prunus (47 taxa), Rosa (133 taxa), Sorbus (16 taxa), Syringa (635 taxa), arboretum 126 taxa, climbing/wall plants (78 taxa), hedge plants (122 taxa), herb kitchen plants (75 taxa), medicinal plants (211 taxa), plants from Mediterranean climates (535 taxa), monocot collection (90 taxa), native trees of Ontario (45 taxa, teaching collection and children's garden); native trees and shrubs of Ontario (88 taxa); perennial hardy herbaceous /ornamental (350 taxa); Pinetum (319 taxa), Rosa (160 taxa), scented plants (62 taxa); wildflowers of Ontario (986 taxa / educational display); wildlife attracting plants (78 taxa); woodland plants (279 taxa). No. of taxa: 13,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, 19 spp. threatened in Canada.

Location: ONTARIO Founded: 1980 Garden Name: Sherwood Fox Arboretum Address: University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 36,000 Ex situ Collections: Hardy temperate trees and shrubs, Rosaceae, Crataegus. No. of taxa: 175 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Location: ONTARIO Founded: 1973 Garden Name: Toronto Zoo Address: 361A Old Finch Avenue, Toronto (Scarborough), Ontario M1B 5K7 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of specimens: Unknown. Ex situ Collections: Palms, euphorbias, orchids, cycads, native trees and shrubs, herbaceous species. No. of taxa: 1,000 Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: University of Waterloo Botanical Garden and Arboretum Address: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Status: University Herbarium: Yes, Approx. 50,000 specimens Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: The Greenhouse, University of Waterloo Address: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Status: University Herbarium: Yes, associated with the University Botanical Garden & Arboretum above Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ONTARIO Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Walker Botanic Garden Address: Rodman Hall Arts Centre, 109 St Paul Crescent, St Catherines, Ontario L2S 1M3 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: QUEBEC Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Belle Terre Botanic Garden and Arboretum Address: Otter Lake, Quebec J0X 2P0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: QUEBEC Founded: 1926 Garden name: Les Jardins de Métis Address: 200, route 132 Grand-Métis (Québec) G0J 1Z0 Status: Private Herbarium: No Ex situ collection: No information available No. of taxa: 331 (744 spp.) Rare and Endangered plants: Yes, 1 endangered , 11 at risk (according to Quebec’s lists)

Location: QUEBEC Founded: 1931 Garden Name: Jardin botanique de Montréal Address: 4101 est, rue Sherbrooke, Montreal, Quebec, H1X 2B2 Status: Municipal Herbarium: Yes. Approx. no of herbarium specimens: 850,000 (Herbier Marie-Victorin/Université de Montréal, 4101 est, rue Sherbrooke, Montreal, Quebec, H1X 2B2). Ex situ Collections: Greenhouses collections (7 000 taxa), Araceae (300 spp. and 355 taxa), Begoniaceae (200 spp. and 400 taxa), Bromeliaceae (400 spp. and 500 taxa), Cactaceae and succulents (1,700 spp. and 1 800 taxa), ferns (200 spp. and 300 taxa), Gesneriaceae (200 spp. and 300 taxa), Orchidaceae (1,000 spp. and 1,800 taxa), penjing and bonsai (400 specimens). Garden collections (15,000 taxa), arboretum (2,000 taxa), economic plants (1,000 taxa), Ericaceae garden (1,200 taxa), perennial garden (700 taxa), rock garden (3,700 taxa), rose garden (1,000 taxa), shrub garden (1,800 taxa), woodland garden (2,000 taxa). No. of taxa: 25,000 Rare & endangered plants: Yes, 70 spp. of the Quebec rare vascular plant list, 120 spp. of the IUCN Red Data Book list. Special conservation collections: Rosa, Juniperus.

Location: QUEBEC Founded: 1952 Garden Name: Morgan Arboretum Address: Box 500, Macdonald College, McGill University, Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H8X 3Z9 Status: University Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of specimens: 122,000, housed at Plant Science Dept, MacDonald College. (1972 McGill College and Macdonald College herbaria combined. Ex situ Collections: Native trees of Canada, especially Betula spp. No. of taxa: 800 Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown.

Location: QUEBEC Founded: 1978 Garden Name: Jardin Van den Hende Address: Universite Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada Status: Unknown: links with Herbier Louis-Marie, Univ. Laval Herbarium: Yes: Approx 327,000 specimens Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Over 2,000 species Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: SASKATCHEWAN Founded: 1942 Garden Name: PFRA Tree Nursery Address: P.F.R.A. Tree Nursery, Indian Head, Saskatchewan SOG 2KO Status: State Herbarium: Yes. Approx. no of herbarium specimens: 169 Ex situ Collections: Perennial collection, dwarf conifers. Populus (14 spp. and 47 taxa), Salix (29 taxa), Caragana (11 taxa), Malus (14 taxa), Malus, crabapple (99 taxa), Potentilla (6 taxa), dwarf conifers (25 taxa), ornamental conifers (60 taxa), trees and shrubs (520 taxa). 1942 Ross Arboretum Collection of ornamental and native trees and shrub. No. of taxa: 150 Rare & Endangered plants: Yellow lady slipper orchid, poplar spp.

Location: SASKATCHEWAN Founded: Unknown Garden Name: Patterson Park Botanical Garden Address: Dept of Horticulture Science, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W0 Status: Unknown Herbarium: Unknown. Ex situ Collections: No information available No. of taxa: Unknown Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown

The following gardens also containing significant ex situ collections.

• Allan Gardens, Dept of Parks & Recreation, 21st Floor, East Tower, City Hall, TORONTO, Ontario, Canada. • Appleby College, 540 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario, LL6P 3P1. • Arboretum Botanical Society of Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Forestry Service, Box 490, Sault, Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, P6A 5M7. • , 2355 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3P OR5. • Botany Greenhouse and Botanical Garden, University of Toronto, St George Campus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 • Butchart Gardens, P.O. Box 4010, Station A, Victoria, British Columbia, V8X 3X4 • Centennial Arboretum of the Barrie Horticultural Society, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. • Centennial Conservatory, Division of Parks and Recreation, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5VE. • Centennial Conservatory, Parks and Recreation Department, Etobicoke Civic Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 2Y2. • Civic Gardens Complex, Garden Club of London, London, Ontario • Edna and Frank C Miller English Garden, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 • Fantasy Garden World, 10800 No.5 Road, Richmond, BC V7A 4E5. • Kingsbrae Horticultural Garden Inc., 220 King Street, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, EOG 2XO. Location: Ex situ Collections include: rare and exotic plants such as rhododendrons, heather, boxwood, flowering quince, false cypress. • Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, 770 Vernon Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8X 2W7. • Hatley Park Public Gardens, Royal Roads University, 2005 Sookie Road, Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2 • International Friendship Garden, Parks Division, City of Thunder Bay, 111 South Syndicate Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6S4. • Jardin pedagogique, Fac. Des scie de l'Agr. & de l'alim., Universite Laval, Cite Universitaire, Quebeck, G1K 7P4. • International Peace Garden, PO Box 419, Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada, ROK OEO. • Larkwhistle Garden, Miller Lake, Ontario, Canada NOH 1ZO. • Lemoine Point Gardens, Kingston, ON • , Winnipeg, Manitoba • Lord and Burnham Conservatory, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1. • McCalla Orchard & Arboretum, Crop Diversification Centre North, R.R. #6, Edmonton, Alberta, T5B 4K3. • Mendel Gallery and Conservatory Corporation, Box 569, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3L6 • Minter Gardens, Box 40, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada V2P 6H7 • Mississauga Public Garden, 2038 Lorelei Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5A 1C2 • Nikka Yuko Centennial Garden, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada T1J 3Z6. • Parc Marie-Victorin, 385 Marie-Victorin, C.P. 356 Kingsey Falls, Quebec, JOA 1BO. Founded 1985. Ex situ Collections include: conifers, perennials, wetlands and developing arboretum. • Parks and Recreation Department, City of Windsor, 2461 McDougall Street, Windsor, Ontario N8X 3N5. • Tilford Garden, North Vancouver Park, 1240 Cotton Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7J 1C1. • Riverview (collection of large undisturbed native tree species), Riverview Horticultural Centre Society, PO Box 31105, Port Moody, BC V3H 4T4. • Rosebud Gardens, 770 Brigden Side Road, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada N7T 7H3. • Skinner's Nursery Ltd., PO Box 220, Roblin, Manitoba, ROL 1PO. • Tilford Garden, The Park & Tilford Centre, North Vancouver Park, 1240 Cotton Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7J 1C1. • University of Toronto, Chairman and Botanical Garden Committee, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1. • Woody Plant Test Arboretum, Dept of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2.