
Castleton Botanical Garden is a horticultural site of interest established in 1862 and located 19 miles from
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
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Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...
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[Postcard, undated. Text "Greetings from Jamaica. Castleton Gardens, 19 miles from Kingston".][Postcard, undated. Text "Castleton Gardens. Greetings from Jamaica.".] Soon after their creation the gardens were "the most richly stocked in the Caribbean, boasting over 180 species of palm and at least 400 specimens of other flora".
References
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Botanical gardens in Jamaica
Geography of Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
1862 establishments in Jamaica
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