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| The garden received many gifts, including the seeds of over 300 plants from Monsieur Bosc, a professor at the //Jardin des Plantes// in Paris. By the summer of 1828, the garden reportedly housed over 1,000 different plants. Thomas Nuttall, F. R. S., Director of the Botanic Garden at Cambridge, England, sent a collection of plants, including some exotics from South America, to the College. This, as well as the success of the garden, prompted the building of the greenhouse. | The garden received many gifts, including the seeds of over 300 plants from Monsieur Bosc, a professor at the //Jardin des Plantes// in Paris. By the summer of 1828, the garden reportedly housed over 1,000 different plants. Thomas Nuttall, F. R. S., Director of the Botanic Garden at Cambridge, England, sent a collection of plants, including some exotics from South America, to the College. This, as well as the success of the garden, prompted the building of the greenhouse. | ||
| - | The original professors tasked with the upkeep of the garden--Professor Frederick Hall and Dr. John Smyth Rogers--took the role quite seriously. Dr. Rogers in particular went as far as setting up a chemistry laboratory to accompany the garden, supposedly with his own funds. However, the next professor to care for the garden, Dr. Sumner, was already overwhelmed with responsibilities. The garden failed to be a priority and eventually | + | The original professors tasked with the upkeep of the garden--Professor Frederick Hall and Dr. John Smyth Rogers--took the role quite seriously. Dr. Rogers in particular went as far as setting up a chemistry laboratory to accompany the garden, supposedly with his own funds. However, the next professor to care for the garden, Dr. Sumner, was already overwhelmed with responsibilities. The garden failed to be a priority and by 1835, became overgrown with weeds. |
| Years later, a patch of flowers grew where the garden once sat. | Years later, a patch of flowers grew where the garden once sat. | ||
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| + | //Hartford Courant,// 08/12/1828. | ||
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