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{{Short description|Botanical garden in Jamaica}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Castleton Botanical Garden''' is a horticultural site of interest |
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[[File:PSM V86 D050 Entrance to castleton gardens with attalaea palm.jpg|thumb|right|The entrance to the gardens in 1915]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Castleton Botanical Garden''' is a horticultural site of interest established in 1862 and located 19 miles from [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]].<ref name="postcard">Postcard, undated. Text "Greetings from Jamaica. Castleton Gardens, 19 miles from Kingston".</ref><ref name="postcard2">Postcard, undated. Text "Castleton Gardens. Greetings from Jamaica.".</ref> Soon after their creation the gardens were "the most richly stocked in the Caribbean, boasting over 180 species of palm and at least 400 specimens of other flora".<ref>{{cite web |title=Castleton Garden Website |url=http://castletongarden.com/ |website=castletongarden.com |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> |
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*{{official website|http://castletongarden.com/}} |
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[[Category:Botanical gardens in Jamaica]] |
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[[Category:Geography of Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica]] |
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[[Category:1862 establishments in Jamaica]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:23, 12 June 2022
Castleton Botanical Garden is a horticultural site of interest established in 1862 and located 19 miles from Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2] Soon after their creation the gardens were "the most richly stocked in the Caribbean, boasting over 180 species of palm and at least 400 specimens of other flora".[3]
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[edit]- ^ Postcard, undated. Text "Greetings from Jamaica. Castleton Gardens, 19 miles from Kingston".
- ^ Postcard, undated. Text "Castleton Gardens. Greetings from Jamaica.".
- ^ "Castleton Garden Website". castletongarden.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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