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The Royal Botanic Society's Gardens

1922; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 110; Issue: 2753 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/110185a0

1476-4687

Plant and animal studies

The garden of the Royal Botanic Society,Regent's Park, are one of the landmarks of London. They occupy the whole of the Inner Circle of Regent's Park, an area of nearly 20 acres. The accompanying aerophotograph shows very well their main features. The Society was established by Royal Charter in 1839, “for the promotion of botany in all its branches, and also for the formation of extensive botanical and ornamental gardens withen the immediate vicinity of the metropolis.” The first president was the Duke of Richmond,and the first secretary James De Carle Sowerby, a botanist and artist, whose father, James Sowerby, was a well-known botanist in his time. The latter was author of “English Botany,” a classic collection of coloured drawings of British plants, and other works. The son, James De Carle Sowerby, inherited his father's tastes as a botanist and artist. He also handed on to his son and grandson the office of secretary, the latter resigning shortly before the war.