Note 96 — Chapter IV · A RÊVERIE

Claude Richard was appointed jardinier en chef at Trianon in 1750. He was the intimate friend of Linnæus, who called him “the cleverest gardener in Europe.” He was the son of François Richard who followed James II. from Windsor to St. Germains. The son, Antoine Richard, became jardinier-botaniste-adjoint at Trianon, 1765, jardinier en chef, 1784–1805, and died 1807.