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Banks proposed David Nelson as the chief gardener and William Brown as his assistant. Nelson had already 'sailed round the world in my service for the purpose of collecting plants and seeds and was eminently successful in the object of his mission,' wrote Banks.

— Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

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