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" Kew were contemplated about the year 1840, when, from being a private garden belonging to the Royal Family, and maintained by funds from the Board of Green Cloth, it was liberally relinquished by her present Majesty Queen Victoria, and placed under the... "
Kew Gardens; Or, A Popular Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew - Page 7
by Sir William Jackson Hooker - 1852 - 60 pages
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The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, Volumes 40-41

Fashion - 738 pages
...and Buildings at Kew, in Surrey, the seat of HRH the Princess Dowager of Wales." t Horace Walpole. it was liberally relinquished by her present Majesty...view of rendering it available for the general good. Sir William Hooker was now appointed by the board to occupy the important position of Director of the...
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Rambles by Rivers: The Thames, Volumes 1-2

James Thorne - Thames River (England) - 1847 - 480 pages
...inquiry was directed to be made into its condition, the result of which was that " about the year 1840, from being a private garden belonging to the Royal...and Forests, with the view of rendering it available to the general good." At the same time it was determined to extend the collection of plants, and make...
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The Ladies' Companion

Women's periodicals, English - 1854 - 384 pages
...and Buildings at Kew, in Surrey, the seat of HHH the Princess Dowager of Wales." t Horace Walpole. it was liberally relinquished by her present Majesty...view of rendering it available for the general good. Sir William Hooker was now appointed by the board to occupy the important position of Director of the...
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Tallis's Illustrated London, Volume 2

William Gaspey - London (England) - 1851 - 496 pages
...garden, which had previously been a private garden belonging to the royal family, was relinquished by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, and placed under the control of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, with the view of rendering it available to the general good. Plants from all climes...
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The Horticultural review and botanical magazine, Volume 4

Gardening - 1854 - 616 pages
...when, from being a private garden belonging to the Royal Family, and maintained by funds from the bjard of Green Cloth, it was liberally relinquished by her...observed the many alterations and improvements effected under the sanction of the above-mentioned Commission. About the middle of the seventeeth century, the...
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Flowers and Flower-gardens

David Lester Richardson - Floriculture - 1855 - 296 pages
...Royalty, until the accession of Queen Victoria, who opened the gardens to the public and placed them under the control of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods and Forests, " with a view of rendering them available to the general good." , She hath left you all her walks, Her private...
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An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of ...

John Claudius Loudon - Gardening - 1860 - 1334 pages
...at Kew remained as a private garden belonging to the royal family till the year 1840, when they were relinquished by her present majesty Queen Victoria,...control of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods and Foreste, with the view of rendering them available for the general good." The great or old stove was...
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Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Pleasure Grounds, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Daniel Oliver - Botanical gardens - 1872 - 126 pages
...GARDENS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS, KEW. BRIEF HISTORIC NOTICE. BY THE LATE SIR "WILLIAM: J. HOOKER, DIRECTOR. IT is generally known that considerable changes in...observed the many alterations and improvements effected under the sanction of the above-mentioned Commission, and cannot fail to desire some information respecting...
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Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation ..., Volume 17

American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society - Buildings - 1912 - 830 pages
...1840, they were occupied by Royalty. In the latter vear, Queen Victoria relinquished them and they were placed under the control of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods and Forests for the public good — an instance of generosity of special interest in these latter days of women's...
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Annual Report

American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society - 1912 - 856 pages
...1840, they were occupied by Royalty. In the latter year, Queen Victoria relinquished them and they were placed under the control of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods and Forests for the public good — an instance of generosity of special interest in these latter days of women's...
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