Botany is an area of the Maryhill district in the Northwest of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The area derived it's name from the fact that it was viewed as a rougher part of the then village of Maryhill, with many rough and tumble lodging houses and public houses, and many of it's residents were expected to be deported to Botany Bay in Australia, then acting as a penal colony. Maryhill is a residential district in the northwest of the City of Glasgow. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometres south of the central business district. ... A Penal Colony is a colony used to detain prisoners and generally use them for penal labor in an economically underdeveloped part of the states (usually colonial) territories, and on a far larger scale than the prison farm. ...

This reputation for being a rough area did not lessen over the years, with Botany (commonly referred to as "the Butney" by local people) having many social problems of deprivation, unemployment and drugs abuse. The area was largely cleared by the city council and presently awaits redevelopment.

The area's name is preserved by a local hosteliery which has called itself The Botany.