- Source: Royal Botanic Society
The Royal Botanic Society was a learned society founded in 1839 by James de Carle Sowerby under a royal charter to the Duke of Norfolk and others. Its purpose was to promote "botany in all its branches, and its applications." Soon after it was established, it leased the grounds within the Inner Circle in Regent's Park, London, about 18 acres (7.3 ha), for use as an experimental garden. Sowerby remained as secretary for some 30 years, and J. B. Sowerby and W. Sowerby later also served as secretaries. The garden was open to members and their guests and also to the general public for a fee on certain days of the week. It included large palm-houses and a water-lily house. In the summer, flowershows, fetes, and other entertainments were held there.
In 1932 it failed to secure a renewal of the lease, and the society was dissolved. Its surviving records were deposited in the St. Marylebone Public Library. The society had a library which is now held by the Natural History Museum.
The site became Queen Mary's Gardens, which is run by the Royal Parks Agency, and is fully open to the general public without charge as part of Regent's Park.
References
External links
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=094-rbs&cid=0
http://www.gardenvisit.com/book/history_of_garden_design_and_gardening/chapter_4_british__gardens_(1100-1830)/royal_botanic_society_in__regents_park
"Archival material relating to Royal Botanic Society". UK National Archives.
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