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'' Students' Garden " may during the summer months be 

 obtained on application at the Curator's Office on Kew 

 Green. 



The total number of herbaceous flowering plants now 

 in cultivation at Kew is approximately 6,000, including 

 1,000 well marked varieties. 



Since 1885 lists of seeds available for exchange with 

 other botanical establishments have been issued annually. 



