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The Oxford Botanic Gardens: 1621 to 1971

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On July 24 this year, the 350th anniversary of the old Physic Garden in Oxford was celebrated by the university. A guide to the old and new gardens has been published by the Oxford University Press and an exhibition set up in the Divinity School to mark the event.

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  1. Rowse, A. L. The Times, July 24 (1971).

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DARLINGTON, C. The Oxford Botanic Gardens: 1621 to 1971. Nature 233, 455–456 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233455a0

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