The “Hungarian branch” of the Habsburg dynasty, as one of the most significant member of the political and economical elite of Hungary in the 19th century, was well known of their commitments to garden art and botany. It is due to the effort and patronage of the family members that significant plant collections, ornamental gardens and nurseries were established at Alcsút, on the Margaret Island or in Fiume. This paper presents new details related to these archducal gardens that can be drawn from contemporary field descriptions and publication work of Archduke Joseph and his employees.
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