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Apothecaries Hall by Sir Hans Sloane, with the con- 

 dition that they shall supply it with fifty new plants every 

 year. In one room of the Orange-house, that, namely, in 

 which the plants are set in the winter time, which cannot 

 bear exposure in the open air, but still do not require 

 any heat, stands Sir Hans Sloane carved in white 

 alabaster with a scroll of paper in his hand, on a white 

 marble pedestal. 



On the South side of this pedestal, towards the 

 entrance these words are read : 



" Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet, 



Physician to his Majesty, 



President 



of the Royal College of Physicians 



and Royal Society 



who 



That the knowledge of plants 



might be preserved and improved 



to the Glory of God 



and Benefit of mankind 



[T. I. p. 457] Gave this ground 



in the year of our Lord 1721 

 To the Company of Apothecaries London 

 To be a Physic Garden for ever." 

 On the East side are these words : 



" They 



Being sensible how necessary 



that branch of science is 



to the faithful discharging the Duty 



of their Profession 



with gratefull hearts 



and general consent 



Ordered this Statue to be Erected 



in the year of our Lord 1733 



That their successors and Posterity 



may never forget 



Their Common Benefactor." 



