A botanic garden is a garden, consisting of a variety of plants from different parts of the world. Each plant has its own unique name. Having a wide variety of plants in one place is appealing, but this type of garden can be costly and upkeep of the garden can become a full-time job, time-consuming is a lot.
The history of botanical gardens is closely linked to the history of botany itself. The botanical gardens of the 16th and 17th centuries were medicinal gardens, but the idea of a botanical garden changed to encompass displays of the beautiful, strange, new and sometimes economically important plant trophies being returned from the European colonies and other distant lands.
Personal Papers JOHN TORREY PAPERS 1788-1871 (bulk 1806-1871) 5.5 linear feet (11 boxes) BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. John Torrey was born in New York on August 15, 1796. As a youth, he collected and observed the plants of the vicinity of New York. When he was 15 years old, his father was appointed Fiscal Agent of the State Prison of New York.
Located at the northeast corner of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Flushing, QBG evolved from the five-acre “Gardens on Parade” exhibit showcased at the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair. Officially opening as “The Queens Botanical Garden Society” in 1946 after local residents saved and expanded the original exhibit, the Garden remained at the original World’s Fair site until 1961.
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