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	Botanical garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes.
		Some gardens such as the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research and the Chicago Botanic Garden have plant breeding programs and introduce new plants to the horticultural trade.
		Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Botanical_garden (283 words)

	BRIEF HISTORY OF PUBLIC GARDENS
		The first botanical garden in the western tradition is generally acknowledged to be that of Pisa, found in 1543 by Luca Ghini.
		The first tropical botanic garden, the Jardin des Pamplemousses - the garden of grapefruits - was established in 1745 on the island of Mauritius.
		The Botanic Gardens Conservation Secretariat (BGCS) was established by the IUCN, the World Conservation Union, in 1987 with the aim of coordinating the conservation efforts of participating botanic gardens.
	arboretum.sfasu.edu /pgm/history/history.htm (610 words)

	Tourist guide and information Oxford, England, UK.
		Oxford is one of those English anomalies, a small town that has become a popular tourist destination, giving it a bustling feel in the crowded central core, and pockets of calm just a few feet away.
		The history of Oxford is twined around the growth of Oxford University, though Oxford citizens had what could charitably be described as a love/hate relationship (little of the former and a heaping helping of the latter) with the students who have flocked to the Oxford University colleges since at least the 12th century.
		Around Oxford the trail passes the remains of Godstow Abbey, whose most famous resident was Rosamund de Clifford - "Fair Rosamund" of legend - supposedly poisoned by Eleanor of Aquitaine after she discovered that Henry II had taken Rosamund as his mistress.
	www.bedandbreakfasts-uk.co.uk /guide-oxford.htm (1127 words)

	Oxford Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
		Oxford is renowned the world over, as the home of one of the oldest and most highly revered Universities in Europe.
		Oxford is a compact city; its main streets radiate from Carfax Tower in the centre, with most of the colleges and University buildings all within easy walking distance.
		Oxford is well experienced in catering for customers from around the world, of all ages and all tastes.
	www.aboutbritain.com /towns/oxford.asp (1464 words)

	Oxford
		Oxford is one of the most popular tourist destinations in England.
		Oxford University is one of the most famous universities of Great Britain.
		Oxford University is not a homogenous whole, rather it is a collection of independently founded colleges, each with its own history and its own administration.
	www.medgencentre.nl /Workshop2006/oxford_information.htm (274 words)

	Saharanpur Garden more information
		When the Botanical Survey of India was established in 1887, to reform the country's botanical science, Saharanpur became the centre for the survey of the northern Indian flora.
		Overall, the Garden is seen historically as being second only to the Calcutta Gardens in terms of national significance for its contribution to science and economy.
		Saharanpur Gardens were specially noted for their botanically interesting plants that were sent out to other Indian botanical gardens.
	www.nhm.ac.uk /nature-online/online-ex/art-themes/india/more/lily_more_info.htm (654 words)

	Oxford Botanic Garden (Oxford) - © Gardens-Guide.com - OPEN GARDENS UK & Ireland - Features, Admission, Maps, ...
		The Oxford Botanic Garden is one of the foremost botanical gardens in the country and has been much enhanced in recent years by new planting schemes of a horticultural nature designed to capitalise on a wonderful site.
		The Rock Garden's plants on the east side are all European and those on the west side are from the rest of the World.
		In 1734 William Sherard left the University a large endowment to support the teaching of botany and plant science, and the Keeper of the Garden is the Sherardian Professor of Botany.
	www.gardens-guide.com /gardenpages/_0367.htm (973 words)

	The First Hybrid Waterlilies
		Though the introduction of species from the wild into cultivation played a major role in the development of water gardening, it was the hybridization of waterlilies that, with breathtaking new colors and forms, captured the fancy of more and more people.
		Bouché also had warm water available, this time outdoors, in the garden of Borsig, owner of an adjacent iron factory, the warm water effluent from which was piped to his ponds.
		Though several sources say it was a German hybrid, the introducer was William T. Baxter, Curator of Oxford Botanic Gardens in England from 1813 to 1848.
	www.victoria-adventure.org /water_gardening/history/first_hybrid_waterlilies.html (1393 words)

	Victorian Botanic gardens
		By contrast, the Liverpool botanic garden was created in 1803, was more like a public park, an ornamental pleasure garden, full of exotic blooms and very much dedicated to the growing popularity of gardening as a hobby.
		A "Royal Gardens Committee" was set-up by the treasury to investigate Kew and all the royal parks, with a view to reducing expenditure.
		A National botanic garden would be the centre around which all those minor establishments should be arranged; they should be all under the control of the chief of that garden … explaining their wants, receiving their supplies, and aiding the mother country in every thing that is useful in the vegetable kingdom.
	www.victorianweb.org /science/botany/3.html (868 words)

	Oxford Botanic Gardens
		Because of its avowed medical purpose, the garden was originally under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine.
		The Botanic Gardens are the oldest botanic garden in Britain.
		The gardens have undergone an extensive program of renovation and improvements over the past several years, and remain a wonderfully peaceful corner of Oxford, and a popular destination for locals and tourists alike.
	www.britainexpress.com /cities/oxford/botanic-gdn.htm (283 words)

	The Botanic Garden - No.14
		He was a member of the Victorian Garden State Advisory Council from 1996-1999, is a member of the Executive Board of the Committee for Melbourne, and received a Centenary Medal in 2003 for services to the community through conservation and the environment.
		The Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens VIC was formed in 1993 at the initiative of Friends of RBGM, to stimulate public interest in Botanic gardens and provide a Friends network for support, information, sharing of knowledge and experience.
		At the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens we have been privileged to witness the growth of the Botanic Gardens from the first days of planting, as there are views that we alone have seen, never to be repeated (short of a major cyclone felling everything).
	www.anbg.gov.au /chabg/newsletter/06-march/index.html (9697 words)

	Oxford Botanic Garden - a Gardens Guide review
		: Britain's oldest botanic garden is near the centre of the city.
		Comparing this botanic garden with with all the others in Britain, it as far surpasses them in an architectural point of view, as it is inferior to the best of them in botanical riches'.
		Nearby is a rose garden, designed by Sylvia Crowe, to comemorate the discovery of the first antibiotic.
	www.gardenvisit.com /g/ox2.htm (213 words)

	oxford.attractions.botanic-gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The University of Oxford Botanic Gardens is the oldest botanic garden in Britain.
		In addition to the botanical family beds there is a range of glasshouses including a Tropical Lily House, Palm House and Arid House.
		Outside the original walled garden there are herbaceous borders, a newly restored bog garden and a rock garden.
	www.oxford.angle.uk.com /attractions/botanicgdn.html (134 words)

	British Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The gardens were planned in 1830 and include Loudon Terrace, the Cottage and Garden and the Historic Gardens.
		The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are set in 300 acres of glasshouses including the Palm House, the Temperate House or the Princess of Wales Conservatory.
		"The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Britain.
	www.mybritain.com /gardens.htm (305 words)

	Education E-update
		As a U.S. member or friend of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, you can expect to receive every month the latest news about BGCI (U.S.) education programs, as well as information to enhance your skills and understanding as a plant conservation or botanic garden educator.
		For example, gardens are home to many plants that are thriving in cultivation, but struggling in the wild.
		Botanic gardens and other institutions are home to many plants on the brink of extinction in the wild.
	www.bgci.org /usa/newsletter/june05.html (1314 words)

	Ragwort - Is it as bad as you think? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Oxford ragwort gets its name from the Oxford Botanic Gardens where plants were first grown in the 1700s.
		With the advent of the railways Oxford Ragwort, finding the clinker beds of the tracks similar to its original volcanic habitat spread around the country.
		Oxford Ragwort can now be found all over the UK and is often to be found growing in the gaps in paving stones.
	www.ragwortfacts.com /oxford-ragwort.html (189 words)

	Australian Botanic Gardens Forum
		Facilitate career opportunities for, and provide grants to, botanic gardens’ professionals to improve their skills and benefit their gardens.
		The term 'botanic gardens' is used to include those organisations known by the name 'botanic' or 'botanical' gardens.
		It promotes the interests and activities of Australian and New Zealand botanic gardens and botanic gardens generally and enhances the state of botanic gardens for the benefit of the community.
	www.anbg.gov.au /chabg (597 words)

	The Virtual Oxford Science Walk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The University Botanic Garden was founded by the Earl of Danby in 1621 as a physic garden, specifically for the growing of herbs and plants for use in medicine and science, and was built on the site of the medieval Jewish cemetry.
		Jacob the elder was an excellent gardener and botanist, and in 1648 he published the first catalogue of plants in the garden.
		One famous visitor to the gardens, in 1736, was the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, the deviser of the binomial system of nomenclature for plants.
	www.mhs.ox.ac.uk /features/walk/loc1.htm (377 words)

	Garden design courses post-graduate level diploma in landscape design
		Andrew was Director of Garden Studies at the Inchbald School of Design in London until June 2003.
		He is author of several books and was recently listed in the House and Garden directory to the top 50 garden designers in Britain.
		A series of new planting lectures and field trips will be held at the Oxford Botanic gardens and presented by their staff.
	www.garden-design-courses.co.uk /faculty/wilson_botanic.htm (85 words)

	British Pteridological Society: Where to see Ferns
		Tender and hardy ferns in Victorian fernery and fern garden.
		Historic garden with lakes, rockeries, summer houses, crystal grotto, Italian garden, bee-boles, pineapple house, traditional kitchen garden, etc. and two and half miles of footpaths, in process of restoration since 1991.
		Tropical and hardy ferns in garden and glasshouses.
	www.nhm.ac.uk /hosted_sites/bps/wtsf.htm (2480 words)

	Gardensearch Directory > Gardens to Visit, Oxfordshire, UK
		Gardens feature intricate Jacobean topiary and the first ever croquet lawn.
		Part of Oxford University's Botanic Garden, the arboretum has a wonderful collection of rhododendrons, azaleas and maples, a 10 acre woodland and 37 acre wild flower meadow.
		Seventeenth century house with classic eighteenth century English landscaped gardens with thirty acres of hanging woods, walled gardens and ponds.
	www.gardensearch.co.uk /gardens/central_oxon.htm (347 words)

	Events & Meetings
		You are invited to join BGCI at the 6th International congress on Education in Botanic Gardens "The Nature of Success: Success for Nature".
		Organized by Czech Botanic Gardens Union in cooperation with the Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Czech Republic, Prague Botanic Garden, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), and International Association of Botanic Gardens (IABG).
		The 3rd Global Botanic Gardens Congress is being hosted by the Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences in conjunction with BGCI.
	www.bgci.org.uk /worldwide/events (945 words)

	Summer Schools : 2007/8 Oxford University Undergraduate Admissions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		They take a course of study designed to complement their A-levels, which is taught by Oxford tutors and closely resembles that of a first year undergraduate.
		The Summer School is funded by Oxford University Widening Participation funding and the Sutton Trust with the aim of raising the aspirations of able young people and motivating students with the potential to obtain places at universities like Oxford.
		The aim is to provide an exciting introduction to HE and to inspire the participants to apply to HE after their Post-16 studies.
	www.admissions.ox.ac.uk /liaison/summer (707 words)

	Oxford Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Calling cards may be purchased and used in Oxford, but it is considerably cheaper for you to receive calls from the States than it is to telephone from England to the States.
		Oxford is one of the safest cities in the world with many places to shop, beautiful parks to visit, and opportunities to participate in recreational activities.
		A most charming sight lying on the outskirts of Oxford to the east of town is Port Meadow, where horses and cows roam free in lovely pasture area.
	www.acu.edu /academics/studyabroad/oxfordpredeparture.html (10408 words)

	Gardens in England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gardens in England is a link page for any garden, botanical garden, arboretum or pinetum open to the public in England.
		See: Conservation in the United Kingdom, List of gardens, List of botanical gardens
		Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - also listed under Greater London above
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gardens_in_England (172 words)

	Resources available to Biologists at Oxford
		While not all the plants in the Garden are of known wild origin, a high priority is given to identifying accurately and labelling all the plants in the collection.
		The history of the Herbaria in the Department of Plant Sciences is closely linked to that of the University Botanic Garden, the oldest in England, founded by Henry Danvers in 1621, and the development of British botany.
		Other botanical treasures in the historic collections are: the herbarium of Gregorio a Reggio (dated 1606) and probably the oldest herbarium in the United Kingdom; the du Bois herbarium (fl.
	www.plants.ox.ac.uk /teaching/oxfordonly/resources.htm (7523 words)

	Dominica Botanic Gardens
		The history of the Gardens is intimately linked with its Curators, the primary architects of its growth and development.
		We will be grateful for any information that you might have on Curators of the Gardens and their contributions.
		Charles Murray — of the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens, was the first curator, September 1889 to August 1890, when he was transferred to Grenada.
	www.da-academy.org /dagardens_curators.html (592 words)

	NIU Study Abroad Program - NIU at Oxford, Summer 2005
		Oxford is less than 60 miles from London and Stratford-upon-Avon, with frequent and inexpensive bus service to both cities.
		Related field trips may include visits to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, to the marine environments of the southwest coast of England, and to one of the oldest agricultural research institutions in the world, Rothamsted Experimental Station located to the north of London.
		Oxford's location will enhance the study of this subject through access to the British media, interaction with the British public, and field trips, which may include the U.S. Embassy, British House of Commons, London School of Economics, and the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	www3.niu.edu /niuabroad/Oxford.05.htm (3747 words)

	English Gardens A-Z guide: M-R
		A garden noted for its colourful herbaceous borders, grassy terraces planted with fruit trees and its sea views.
		The house and garden lie at the heart of the Mottistone Estate, which offers delightful walks between the Downs and the coast.
		The botanic gardens of the University of Liverpool, sheltered by a belt of Lombardy poplars, oaks, and scotch pines from the winds of the Irish Sea, allowing year round interest.
	www.britainexpress.com /Where_to_go_in_Britain/Gardens/Gardens5.htm (391 words)

	Residents of Oxford \| Joeblade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		To Oxford tourists; Oxford is a magnificent city, full of history and culture and crumbling academics, so it’s only natural that you should want to visit and record it all on film.
		To Oxford girlfriends and wives; you and your partners are charming and beautiful people, and it brings real joy to my heart to witness your affection, particularly in these dark days of illegal wars, Kilroy and MRSA.
		To Oxford cyclists; congratulations on helping cut down on pollution and traffic congestion, it is good to see so many people taking the healthy option instead of adding more cars to the Oxford roads.
	joeblade.com /209/residents-of-oxford (1373 words)

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