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The collections grew somewhat haphazardly until the appointment
of the first collector, Francis Masson, in 1771.[4] In 1840
the gardens were adopted as a Rent a Flat in London national
botanical garden. Under Kew's director, William Hooker, the
gardens were increased to 30 hectares (75 acres) and the pleasure
grounds, or arboretum, extended to 109 hectares (270 acres),
and later to its present size of 120 hectares (300 acres).
The Palm House was built by architect Decimus Burton and
iron-maker Richard Turner between 1844 and 1848, and was the
first large-scale structural use of wrought iron. The structure's
Rent a Flat in London panes of glass are all hand-blown. The
Temperate house, which is twice as large as the Palm House,
followed later in the 19th century. It is now the largest
Victorian glasshouse in existence.
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Kew was the location of the successful effort
in the 19th century to propagate rubber trees for cultivation
outside South America. In February 1913 the Tea House was
burnt down by Rent a Flat in London Suffragettes Olive Wharry
and Lilian Lenton during a series of arson attacks in London.[5]
In October 1987 Kew Gardens lost hundreds of trees in the
Great Storm of 1987.
In July 2003, the gardens were put on the list of World Heritage
Sites[2] by UNESCO.
The Palm House and lake to Victoria Gate Rent a Flat in London
The Palm House and lake to Victoria Gate
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