Autumn in Kew Gardens
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Kew Gardens
1731 - Frederick, Prince of Wales, buys Kew Park, which with 19 acres is the only large estate in Kew not yet bought or leased by his parents.
1734-3 - Prince Frederick spends nearly £1000 on trees and shrubs, acquired from the local nurseryman Richard Butt for his estate in Kew.
1737 - Prince Frederick marries Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and together they develop an increasing interest in botany and their gardens in Kew.
1757 - After the death of Prince Frederick in 1751, his widow Princess Augusta establishes the botanical gardens at Kew.
1840 - Queen Victoria gives Kew Gardens to the nation, as a botanic garden of scientific importance.
1845-95 - Under Sir William Hooker (director 1845--65) and his son Sir Joseph Hooker (director 1865--85) the botanic gardens are greatly increased in size, prestige and scientific excellence.
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Sources for this page Cloake 1, II, 79-85 Kew Gardens Wikipedia: William Hooker; Joseph Hooker
Contributors PF (RLHS)
External links
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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