3d, — The Royal Kitchen and Forcing Gardens, situated 

 between the Botanic Gardens and the Richmond road (where 

 is the entrance), and comprising about 6 acres. 



4th, — The Pleasure Ground, consisting- of 120 acres, an 

 extensive and beautiful area, lying to the South of the Botanic 

 Garden, and bounded by the Richmond road and the river. 

 For some years, this has been thrown open twice a week to 

 the public, during the summer months ; it contains the well- 

 known pagoda, temples, seats, and an ornamental piece of 

 water, which was once a large lake, covering many acres. 



5th, — To the South of this, and stretching between the 

 Richmond road and the river, almost into the lower part of 

 the town of Richmond, lies Richmond Old Park, or Kew 

 Park, as it is sometimes called ; a noble extent of pasture, 

 interspersed with many fine trees, and distinguished by the 

 Observatory, which was erected by George the Third, now 

 liberally granted to the use of the British Association, and 

 where this scientific body is carrying on an interesting series 

 of experiments on Terrestrial Magnetism. 



The Report of Dr. Lindley, mentioned above, has reference 

 only to the 2d of these divisions; namely, the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, and it states that " they occupy about fifteen acres 

 (see note supra), and contain many fine Exotic Trees and 

 fehrubs, a small collection of Herbaceous Plants, and numer- 

 ous specimens of Grasses.- Ten different stoves and green- 

 nouses, built at different times, as occasion required, are 



As some of these houses have already been greatly altered, and others 

 rl! c ° n ?, emn « d ' as unworthy of the gardens, it may not be uninteresting to 

 record their former extent, and contents, as given in the Report. 

 s i x , • Stove > 60 feet long, containing some fine old Palm trees, 

 «c., planted in the ground." 



plant " A Stove > 50 feet long, with a miscellaneous collection of stove 



plants " Dltt °' 6 ° feet ' C0Dtainin S ditto ' and two sma11 tanks for a q uatic 



4. " A small span Greenhouse, 40 feet lorn* occupied by a miscella- 

 neous collection of New Holland and Cape plants." P 

 succulent ^ V ^ l ° Ve ' 4 ° feet lon S' in two compartments, filled with 

 CW fp G ? e e n house, 60 feet long, chiefly filled with fine specimens of 

 Banksia " P6 and NeW Holland P lants > a mong which are some noble 



rJt';Jo A , dou 1 ble 1 Propagating Pit and Hospital, 35 feet long, with 



^^IS1S l itteSte^ ^, ° nedivisi ° n ' Ferns ' orchide *' and ° ther vaiuabie 

 A^i::tSkfj^ long ' contaimng smai1 Cape of Good 



