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Kew Gardens is a popular name for the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, England.
They were founded 1759 by the mother of King
George III as a small garden and passed to
the nation by Queen Victoria 1840. By then
they had expanded to almost their present
size of 149 hectares (368acres) and since
1841 have been open daily to the public. They
contain a collection of over 25,000 living
plant species and many fine buildings.
Subject by: Stuart Dicker