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IN 1832 the then French Government conceived the idea of forming near the town of Algiers a botanical garden, in which all plants likely to be easily grown in Algeria, and which might be useful either for their ornamentation, or from their economic value, should be kept for distribution or for sale. A portion of ground situated between the sea and the public road, and occupying the place of an old hamma or marsh, was selected for this purpose, which is about two miles from the town. In 1867 the Emperor of the French Conceded this establishment to the “Société Générale Algérienne,” under whose. auspices, but under the direct superintendence of M. Auguste Rivière, the gardens at present are.
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W., E. Jardin D'Essai, Alger . Nature 4, 447–448 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004447d0
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