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Imperial Household, where it remained until 1863. In 1830 the 
annual budget was £4250 and the size of the Garden not quite 
22 hectares (about 54 acres). 
Fischer retired in 1850 and was succeeded by C. A. Meyer, 
who since 1832 had been “Recotailt Director at the Imperial 
Botanic Garden. He died in 1855, when Eduard Regel, 
Chief Sia in the establishment, was appointed Director. 
With him a new period in the history of the garden began. 
As sive stated, the garden remained under the Ministry of the 
Imperial Ho usehold until 1863, and till then Regel acted as 
Director. When, however, it was decided to transfer the establish- 
ment to the Ministry of Crown lands, Trautvetter was entrusted 
with the administration of the Garden, and in 1866 took the title of 
Director of the Garden, Regel Seer to superintend the 
arium and the cultures, and lat n the cultures alone, as 
“Chief Botanist.” In 1875 Teantvetter baitied and Regel became 
way into European gardens, thanks to the liberality of Eduard 
Regel. The publications, moreover, which emanated directly and 
indirectly from the establishment have been devoted almost en- 
poieaie founded by Trautvetter in 1870 and continued by Regel 
A Seminarinm, or depot for seeds, gathered in the Garden or 
_ received from travellers and explorers or by exchange, purchase or 
gift had been, it seems, a feature of the establishment from the 
earliest times. It continued to be a special department along 
with that of the ‘Chancery’ or Director’s office, the ‘Park’ or 
Grounds, the Greenhouses, the Herbarium and the Lipey, To 
these oa een in ae urse of time = added a Museum 
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