Castleton Botanical Garden

Jamaica / Saint Catherine / Above Rocks / Main Road
 garden, botanical garden
Located on either side of the Kingston to St. Mary main road, it was established on the 19th November 1862 as a result of dissatisfaction with the site at Bath, St. Thomas. Shortly afterwards, Castleton Gardens became one of the great gardens of the Hemisphere with its rich variety of plants. In the past Castleton had over four (4000) thousand species of plants from the great English Garden at Kew. In 1897 there were one hundred and eighty (180) species of palm in the Palmetum. Many plants introduced in the island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were planted here. These included the Poinciana, Bombay Mango, the Spathodea, Navel Orange, and tangerine.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_botanical_gardens#Jamaica
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Coordinates:   18°10'18"N   76°49'22"W
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