Kew Gardens est née dans le jardin exotique à Kew Park formé par Lord Capel Jean de Tewkesbury. Elle a été élargie et étendue par Augusta, princesse de Galles douairière, veuve de Frederick, Prince de Galles, pour que Sir William Chambers construit plusieurs garde

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Kew Gardens originated in the exotic garden at Kew Park formed by Lord Capel John of Tewkesbury. It was enlarged and extended by Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales, the widow of Frederick, Prince of Wales, for whom Sir William Chambers built several garden structures. One of these, the lofty Chinese pagoda built in 1761 still remains. George III enriched the gardens, aided by William Aiton and Sir Joseph Banks. In 1840 the gardens were adopted as a national botanical garden. Today the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is the world's largest collection of living plants. The organization employs more than 650 scientists and other staff. The living collections include more than 30, 000 different kinds of plants, while the herbarium, which is one of the largest in the world, has over seven million preserved plant specimens. The library contains more than 750, 000 volumes, and the illustrations collection contains more than 175, 000 prints and drawings of plants.

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