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Pierre Poivre. It had been sold to the French crown at the end of his directorship with a recommendation that Céré be appointed the next director. During his directorship it was renamed Jardin Royal. Céré became assistant to Pierre Poivre who had in 1766 been appointed
Administrator of the islands of France and Bourbon administering trade the country. When Poivre left the island in 1772 Céré was named Director of the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden in 1775. Plantations of peppers, cloves, cinnamons, and nutmeg were established on the Isle de France and Bourbon, the plants then being sent to the
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Assuming a date of establishment of 1735 the Jardin du Roi at
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On the Isle de France Céré married
Bernardine Marie de La Roche du Ronzet on 27 January 1763. His son Jean-Auguste Céré (17 May 1764 to 18 November 1831) succeeded him as Director of the garden. On his death Céré left two sons and five daughters, the eldest son living at home with three of his
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sisters. The second son was in the service of France. His other two daughters were married, Constance-Joséphine Céré (19 July 1769 to 23 June 1842) to
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trees which he distributed to the neighbouring French islands, and also introducing to
Mauritius useful plants from Malaysia, America, China and elsewhere.
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