. American journal of pharmacy. from oblivion during this period, how-ever, by its curator, Thomas Moore, who had been elected to thepost in 1848 on the recommendation of Lindley. Thomas Moorewas CO editor of the Treasury of Botany with Lindley, and it ischiefly to his labors that we are indebted for that invaluable dic-tionary of the vegetable kingdom ; a work which has probablycontributed, in a greater degree than anything else, to make thename of the Chelsea Garden known throughout the world. In 1899the Trustees of the London Parochial Charities were appointedtrustees of the garden, and a c
. American journal of pharmacy. from oblivion during this period, how-ever, by its curator, Thomas Moore, who had been elected to thepost in 1848 on the recommendation of Lindley. Thomas Moorewas CO editor of the Treasury of Botany with Lindley, and it ischiefly to his labors that we are indebted for that invaluable dic-tionary of the vegetable kingdom ; a work which has probablycontributed, in a greater degree than anything else, to make thename of the Chelsea Garden known throughout the world. In 1899the Trustees of the London Parochial Charities were appointedtrustees of the garden, and a committee of management, to be de-scribed later, was appointed ; new plant houses, a lecture-room andlaboratory, etc., were erected, and, in 1902, the garden was formallyreopened. The role of the garden is still mainly an educationalone ; specimens of living plants are supplied to a number of collegesand schools, the laboratory is used for physiological work by thestudents of the Royal College of Science, and advanced courses of. ^;^} London Botanic Gardens. 459 university lectures are delivered in the lecture-hall. Since its reor-ganization, however, the garden has also been used for purposes ofresearch, notably by Mr. Francis Darwin and by Sir WilliamRamsay. The Royal Botanic Societys Gardens in Regents Park have hadbut a short history, and, after what has been said in connection withthe Chelsea Garden, it can be summarized in a few lines. Thecultivation of medicinal and other economic plants has always beenfostered by the Royal Botanic Society, and, in consequence of this,teachers in the medical schools soon found it advantageous to makeuse of its gardens for the instruction of their pupils; for many yearsthe late Professor Bentley delivered lectures in the gardens at on certain mornings to the students of the PharmaceuticalSocietys School. The distribution of cut specimens of plants tomedical schools and other educational institutions (sometimes to theex
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