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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2024-07-11 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-07-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007419b.htm corporateBody Adelaide Botanic Gardens Colony and State of South Australia AACR2 Botanic Gardens of Adelaide 1855 Start Place Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Botanic garden Horticulture Conservation or Environment The Adelaide Botanic Gardens was established in 1855, and opened to the public in 1857. The first Director (initially styled Superintendent) was George W. Francis (1855 - 1865). He was succeeded by Richard Schomburgk, under whom the Gardens flourished. Several still-surviving avenues of trees were planted; one of the botanical wonders of the time, the Victorian waterlily (Victoria amazonica), flowered in its specially-constructed glasshouse; the Museum of Economic Botany opened in 1881; and large amounts of land were placed under the Gardens's management. The Gardens suffered a decline in the early 20th century as a consequence of economic circumstances and two world wars. It was under Director Noel Lothian (1948 - 1980) that the Gardens revived. There are now two regional gardens, Wittunga Botanic Garden (opened 1975) and Mount Lofty Botanic Garden (opened 1977). The State Herbarium of South Australia is situated within the Gardens. Both the Gardens and Herbarium are administered under the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Act of 1978, under the oversight of the Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.

The Gardens has published the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens (ISSN 0313-4083) since 1976: it was renamed Swainsona in 2018. The contents is largely research papers on the systematics and taxonomy of Australian flora.

Directors:
George William Francis 1860 - 1865 (styled Superintendent 1855 - 1860)
Richard Schomburgk 1865 - 1891
Maurice Holtze 1891 - 1917
John Bailey 1917 - 1932
Harold Greaves 1932 - 1948 (initially styled Curator)
Noel Lothian 1948 - 1980
Brian Morley 1981 - 2000
Stephen Forbes 2001 - 2016
Lucy Sutherland 2016 - 2021
Michael Harvey 2021 -

 Fiveash, Rosa Catherine (1854 - 1938)

The Gardens holds a collections of her paintings

 Lothian, Thomas Robert Noel (Noel) (1915 - 2004)

Director 1948 - 1980

 Womersley, Hugh Bryan Spencer (Bryan) (1922 - 2011)

Member, Board of Governors 1961 - 1992

 Bailey, John Frederick (1866 - 1938)

Director 1917 - 1932

 Francis, George William (1800 - 1865)

Superintendent 1855 - 1860; Director 1860 - 1865

 Holtze, Maurice William (1840 - 1923)

Director 1891 - 1917

 Dutkiewicz, Ludwik (1921 - 2008)

Botanical illustrator 1953 - 1983

 Schomburgk, Moritz Richard (1811 - 1891)

Director 1865 - 1981

 Smith, Frank Andrew (Andrew) (1940 - )

Member of the Board 1990 - 2000

 Johnson, Edward Angas (1873 - 1951)

Member of the Board ? - 1924

 Osborn, Theodore George Bentley (1887 - 1973)

Botanical consultant 1912 - 1926

 Museum of Economic Botany, Adelaide Botanic Gardens (1881 - ) Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, State of South Australia (1977 - ) Wittunga Botanic Garden, State of South Australia (1975 - ) 'Adelaide Botanic Gardens', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Adelaide Botanic Gardens Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: 1857 - 1907: Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia: an official souvenir prepared in connection with the jubilee celebrations October 19th 1907 Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1857 - 1907: Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia: an official souvenir prepared in connection with the jubilee celebrations October 19th 1907 Adelaide Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1907 Book: George William Francis, first Director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden: a biography Best, Barbara J. George William Francis, first Director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden: a biography Adelaide Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and the author 1986 Journal Article: Directors of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 1891-1948 Cox, Anna Directors of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 1891-1948 1986 Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide Gazette 9 4 67-89, Book: Botanic Gardens of Adelaide: Draft Site Master Plan Report, Adelaide Botanic Garden and Botanic Park, Mt Lofty Botanic Garden Lethelan, Taylor Cullity Botanic Gardens of Adelaide: Draft Site Master Plan Report, Adelaide Botanic Garden and Botanic Park, Mt Lofty Botanic Garden Adelaide Botanic Gardens of Adelaide 2005 Thesis: Dr Richard Schomburgk and Adelaide Botanic Garden 1865-91 Payne, Pauline Dr Richard Schomburgk and Adelaide Botanic Garden 1865-91 Adelaide University of Adelaide 1992 Book Section: Picturesque Scientific Gardening: Developing Adelaide Botanic Garden, 1865-1891 Payne, Pauline Picturesque Scientific Gardening: Developing Adelaide Botanic Garden, 1865-1891 Adelaide Association of Professional Historians, Inc 1992 William Shakespeare's Adelaide, 1860-1930 Brian Dickey 126-146 Book: Seeds of Change: an Illustrated History of Adelaide Botanic Garden Aitken, Richard Seeds of Change: an Illustrated History of Adelaide Botanic Garden Richmond Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium/Bloomings Books 2006 Journal Article: This Fairy Palace: the Palm House in Adelaide Botanic Garden Payne, Pauline This Fairy Palace: the Palm House in Adelaide Botanic Garden 1993 Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia 21 91-104 Book: Catalogue of plants under cultivation in the Government Botanic Garden, Adelaide, South Australia Francis, George W. Catalogue of plants under cultivation in the Government Botanic Garden, Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Government Printer 1859 Book: Handbook of the Adelaide Botanic Garden Handbook of the Adelaide Botanic Garden Adelaide Government Printer 1964 Book: The Botanic Garden, Adelaide, South Australia: centenary volume 1855 - 1955:history, guides and catalogues of plants Adelaide Botanic Gardens The Botanic Garden, Adelaide, South Australia: centenary volume 1855 - 1955:history, guides and catalogues of plants Adelaide Government Printer 1955 Book: Adelaide Botanic Garden catalogue of plants Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium of South Australia Adelaide Botanic Garden catalogue of plants 6th Adelaide Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium of South Australia 1988 Book: The life and works of George William Francis, 1800 - 1865: founder and first Director Best, Barbara J. The life and works of George William Francis, 1800 - 1865: founder and first Director Adelaide Government Printer 1965 Book: Catalogue of plants 2010: Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga Botanic Gardens Adelaide Botanic Gardens Catalogue of plants 2010: Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga Botanic Gardens Adelaide Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium 2010 Journal Article: Botany and science at Adelaide's Botanic Gardens since the founding of the State Herbarium Haegi, Laurence Botany and science at Adelaide's Botanic Gardens since the founding of the State Herbarium 2022 Swainsona 30 53-68 Book Section: Richard Moritz Schomburgk. Second Director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 1865-91 Payne, Pauline Richard Moritz Schomburgk. Second Director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 1865-91 Bedford Park, South Australia Australian Association of von Humboldt Fellows 1988 The German Experience of Australia 1833-1938 Harmstorf, Ian Book Section: Botany Robertson, E. L. Botany Adelaide Royal Society of South Australia 1986 Ideas and Endeavours - The Natural Sciences in South Australia C. R. Twidale; M. J. Tyler and M. Davies 101-49 Book: Harvest: an exhibition about plants and place from South Australian collections, Santos Museum of Economic Botany, Adelaide Garden, 30 May - 23 August 2009 Emmett, Peter Harvest: an exhibition about plants and place from South Australian collections, Santos Museum of Economic Botany, Adelaide Garden, 30 May - 23 August 2009 Adelaide Botanic Garden of Adelaide 2009 Book: Imitation of life: a visual catalogue of the 19th century fruit models in the Santos Museum of Economic Botany in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, a collection of papier maché models made by Heinrich Arnoldi & Co. Gotha Kanellos, Tony Imitation of life: a visual catalogue of the 19th century fruit models in the Santos Museum of Economic Botany in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, a collection of papier maché models made by Heinrich Arnoldi & Co. Gotha Adelaide Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium 2013 Book: Santos MEB Museum of Economic Botany: the Museum of Economic Botany at the Adelaide Botanic Garden, a Souvenir Emmett, Peter and Kanellos, Tony, eds Santos MEB Museum of Economic Botany: the Museum of Economic Botany at the Adelaide Botanic Garden, a Souvenir Adelaide Botanic Gardens of Adelaide 2010