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833:(situated in a purpose-built facility at the Edinburgh site) is considered a world-leading botanical collection, housing in excess of 3 million specimens. Prior to the formation of the Herbarium, plant collections tended to be the private property of the Regius Keeper. The Herbarium in its present form came with the fusion of the collections of the
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Library is Scotland's national reference collection for specialist botanical and horticultural resources. Housing around 70,000 books and 150,000 periodicals, the research library is one of the country's largest. It has been built up to support the specific subject fields researched and taught
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In the early 1820s under the direction of the
Curator, William McNab, the garden moved west to its present location (adjacent to Inverleith Row), and the Leith Walk site was built over between Hopetoun Crescent and Haddington Place. The Temperate Palm House, which remains the tallest in Scotland, was
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A cottage from the garden's original site remained on Leith Walk for over one hundred years. In 2008, the building was moved brick by brick to a site within the current gardens. The project was completed in 2016. The garden was a popular destination for botanists and supplied plants to other gardens
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At present: The RBGE is creating a digital record of its renowned
Herbarium collection of over three million preserved plant specimens from 157 countries. Historically hard to access, it is now being digitised into high-resolution images that can be viewed by anyone with an internet connection. The
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In addition to the RBGE's scientific activities the garden remains a popular destination for both tourists and locals. Locally known as "The
Botanics", the garden is a popular place to go for a walk, particularly with young families. Entrance to the botanic garden is free, although a small entry
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which lay west of the Physic Garden was drained, resulting in the flooding of the garden (which at this stage had wholly relocated to the
Trinity Hospital site), with much mud and general rubbish being deposited, to the ruination of many of the plants. Partly for this reason and partly due to
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Rebecca Yahr, who collected the specimen during a climb up Scotland's tallest mountain, said: "Celebrating the milestone with this important specimen is an exciting opportunity for us to highlight Scotland's unique biodiversity and extend RBGE's mission to research and
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Situated on the West Coast of
Scotland, Benmore Botanic Garden experiences a wetter and milder oceanic climate than the main site in Edinburgh. Benmore grows trees and shrubs from high rainfall areas, especially conifers and rhododendrons. Highlights of the collection include an avenue of
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Botanic Garden Edinburgh Medal, instituted in 2010, is awarded from time to time to recognise an outstanding individual contribution in any field related to the work of the RBGE (either by a member of staff or by any other person). The medal, struck in silver, has a
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Nearly 273,000 individual plants are grown at the
Botanics in Edinburgh or its three smaller satellite gardens (known as Regional Gardens) located in other parts of Scotland. These represent around 13,300 species from all over the world, or about 4% of all known plant species.
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charge exists for the glasshouses. During the year the garden hosts many events including live performances, guided tours and exhibitions. The RBGE is also an important centre for education, offering taught courses across all levels.
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at RBGE. Garden staff and students are its main users, along with visiting researchers. However, as a national reference collection, the
Library is also open to members of the public, either in person or by telephone or e-mail.
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and this was the first rhubarb grown in Great Britain. As this proved successful over 3000 plants were grown as rhubarb was previously an expensive import (used as a medicine).
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Inverleith House is an 18th-century building, located centrally in the modern botanic gardens. From 1960 to 1984 it was the original base of the
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projects both in the UK and internationally. The three main cross-cutting themes of scientific work at the RBGE are: Scottish
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The one millionth specimen to be digitised was Stereocaulon vesuvianum, a species of lichen collected from Ben Nevis in 2021.
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motif on one face and a portrait of Robert Sibbald on the other.
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Approx a third of the herbarium is in a searchable database. The
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Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
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Some time prior to Hope's death (1786) he was brought Turkish
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Edinburgh's skyline as seen from "The Botanics" at Inverleith
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The RBGE is actively involved in, and coordinates numerous
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The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority
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1533:"Georgian Leith cottage rebuilt at Royal Botanic Garden"
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List of post-war Category A listed buildings in Scotland
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Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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Situated to the south of the Scottish Border town of
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contains in excess of 3 million preserved specimens.
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Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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1466:Lee, MR; Hutcheon, J; Dukan, E; Milne, I (2017).
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1223:List of Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh
1218:List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
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1627:"Biodiversity Duty Report 2015-2017"
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389:Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Lord Elibank
1966:Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh
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2124:Independent Living Fund Scotland
2114:Highlands and Islands Enterprise
2055:Architecture and Design Scotland
2050:Accounts Commission for Scotland
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1607:. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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1956:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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1792:Botanical Scientific Journals
1574:Town Plans / Views, 1580-1919
1427:Town Plans / Views, 1580–1919
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463:. Hope erected a monument to
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2259:South of Scotland Enterprise
2139:National Library of Scotland
2079:Children's Hearings Scotland
1946:Edinburgh University Library
1895:National Library of Scotland
1855:Dunfermline Carnegie Library
1559:Grants Old and New Edinburgh
1334:Hett, Francis Paget (1932).
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635:, Regius Keeper 2014 onwards
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2254:Skills Development Scotland
2134:National Galleries Scotland
1783:Edinburgh Journal of Botany
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1363:"The Sibbald Physic Garden"
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902:Regional specialist gardens
715:in the Royal Botanic Garden
586:, lived in Inverleith House
512:Notable staff and residents
474:In 1877, the city acquired
436:, all under the control of
48:in the Royal Botanic Garden
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1915:Stockbridge public library
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1156:Seat in Edinburgh Botanics
1144:Interior of the Palm House
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608:William Gregor MacKenzie
423:Waverley railway station
2372:Craigmillar Castle Park
1976:Sir Duncan Rice Library
1971:Scottish Poetry Library
1951:Glasgow Women's Library
1108:East Gate of the Garden
835:University of Edinburgh
640:The garden at Edinburgh
197:£12.3 million (2010–11)
82:1. the country's first
67:1820 (moved to current
2537:Libraries in Edinburgh
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2244:Scottish Rail Holdings
2214:Scottish Futures Trust
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1490:10.4997/JRCPe.2017.121
1275:William White (1889).
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1905:Pollokshields Library
1880:McDonald Road Library
1827:Libraries in Scotland
1724:McDonald, Charlotte.
1518:Old and New Edinburgh
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419:North British Railway
266:Dawyck Botanic Garden
2517:Gardens in Edinburgh
2449:Queen Street Gardens
2434:Moray Estate Gardens
1929:Specialist libraries
1787:SCImago Journal Rank
980:Logan Botanic Garden
934:Logan Botanic Garden
862:George Walker Arnott
673:ex situ conservation
622:, 12th Regius Keeper
590:Isaac Bayley Balfour
560:William Wright Smith
425:marks its location.
272:Logan Botanic Garden
247:Economy Directorates
202:Minister responsible
170:55.96500°N 3.21000°W
97:, now built over by
2429:London Road Gardens
2199:Scottish Enterprise
2099:David MacBrayne Ltd
2094:Crofting Commission
2039:Scottish Government
1941:Andersonian Library
1677:"Index Herbariorum"
1298:stories.rbge.org.uk
1278:Notes & Queries
1213:Gardens in Scotland
846:John Hutton Balfour
602:Harold Roy Fletcher
584:John Hutton Balfour
572:Roland Edgar Cooper
478:from the estate of
350:Scottish Government
209:Roseanna Cunningham
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2367:Craiglockhart Hill
1985:Notable librarians
1910:Portobello Library
1860:Hamilton Townhouse
1845:Coatbridge Library
1736:on 2 February 2018
1699:"Inverleith House"
1369:on 4 December 2014
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794:Carnivorous plants
770:Orchids and Cycads
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126:Registered charity
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76:Preceding agencies
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2342:Bruntsfield Links
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2074:Care Inspectorate
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1936:Advocates Library
1833:General libraries
1455:on 5 August 2020.
1321:Manuscript Memoir
1319:Sibbald, Robert.
1264:978-1-906129-87-3
1084:Inverleith House
1023:Vernon H. Heywood
870:Index Herbariorum
786:Rainforest Riches
773:Ferns and Fossils
702:Living collection
626:Stephen Blackmore
614:Matthew Young Orr
554:Daniel Rutherford
453:Bruce of Kinnaird
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747:Chinese Hillside
592:, linked to site
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