carry out studies regarding the economic value of native and foreign
plant products and acclimatization of plants; and to act as a place of information for
scientific research in various fields of botany, such as anatomy, morphology and
physiology for which museums, libraries and labourers are also needed. The search
for drugs and spices particularly has tempted men from early times to explore all
parts of the world and this has promoted a close link between exploration and
botanic gardens. One famous botanic garden is the Royal Botanic Garden at
Edinburgh which was founded in 1670 by Robert Sibbald for the cultivation of
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