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Introduction : By Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer .... xiii 
PART I 
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL GARDENS 
CHAPTER 
I. Early History of Kew i 
II. Richmond Lodge and Gardens ...... 4 
III. Kew House xi 
IV. Kew under George III. ....... 18 
V. Kew from 1820 to 1841 25 
VI. Sir William Hooker, 1841 to 1850 33 
VII. Kew, 1850 to 1865 43 
VIII. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1865 to 1885 ... 50 
IX. Sir William Thiselton-Dyer, 1885 to 1905 57 
X. Kew To-day . . . 63 
XI. The Palaces of Kew 69 
PART II 
ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDENING AT KEW 
I. Landscape Art at Kew 74 
II. The Formal Garden 76 
III. Temples and other Architectural Features ... 80 
IV. Avenues, Vistas and Lawns 87 
V. Wild Gardens and Flower Meadows .... 92 
VI. Ornamental Waters, Trees and Woodland ... 95 
VII. Rose Gardens and Pergola 100 
VIII. Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Bamboos 104 
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