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	Botanical garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes.
		However, not all botanical gardens are open to the public: for example the Chelsea Physic Garden.
		Some gardens such as the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research and the Chicago Botanic Garden have plant breeding programs and introduce new plants to the horticultural trade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Botanical_garden (271 words)

	United States Botanic Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The USBG is supervised by the Architect of the Capitol, who is responsible for maintaining the grounds of the United States Capitol.
		The Botanic Garden also cares for Bartholdi Park, on its south side, which is so named for the beautiful fountain in the garden's center, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi.
		The Garden Conservatory consists of 10 "rooms" and two courtyards: the Garden Court, Rare and Endangered Plants, Plant Exploration, the Orchid House, Medicinal Plants, the Desert, the Oasis, the Garden Primeval, Plant Adaptation and the Jungle, and the Children's Garden and Meditation Garden (Southern Exposure) Courtyards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Botanic_Garden (1062 words)

	Gardening Guy: A Visit to the United States Botanic Garden
		The idea of having a national Botanic Garden was conceived by Jefferson, Washington and Madison in the late seventeen hundreds.
		One of the missions of the Botanic Garden is to educate us about plants, and the relationship between plants and our environment.
		There were numerous other displays at the Botanic Garden, from orchids to desert plants, from art using plants to a display of teapots from Norwich Castle in England.
	members.valley.net /~garden/articles/botanicGarden.html (971 words)

	Capitol Complex Overview
		The United States Capitol Complex is comprised of the Capitol, the House and Senate Office Buildings, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Grounds, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court Building, the Capitol Power Plant, and various support facilities.
		The United States Botanic Garden was established by the Congress in 1820 and is the oldest botanic garden in North America.
		The National Garden, a new U.S. Botanic Garden facility that will be located on three acres west of the Conservatory site, will be a showcase for unusual, useful, and ornamental plants that grow well in the mid-Atlantic region.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/index.cfm (697 words)

	Washington, D.C. -- Places To Tour -- United States Botanic Garden
		Steeped in history, rich with tradition, the United States Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in North America.
		The garden is committed to furthering an understanding of the irreplaceable value of plants to humankind and the entire biosphere.
		The United States Botanic Garden is committed to serve the American people as a public facility that, with the continued support of Congress, can fulfill its original charter and attain those goals envisioned by our great forefathers.
	tourofdc.org /tours/USBotanicGarden (604 words)

	United States Botanic Garden (from United States government) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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	The urinals of the United States Botanic Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The US Botanic Garden is a "living plant museum" located adjacent to the US Capitol on the mall in Washington, D.C. Exhibits interpret the role of plants in supporting earth's diverse and fragile ecosystems and in enriching human life.
		Established by Congress in 1820, the U.S. Botanic Garden is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America.
		The garden's first greenhouse was constructed in 1842; since 1849 the Garden has been located at the eastern end of the Mall.
	www.urinal.net /us_botanic (129 words)

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		Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds -STATUTE- Public travel in, and occupancy of, the United States Capitol Grounds is restricted to the roads, walks, and places prepared for that purpose.
		The words "the Attorney General" are substituted for "the United States attorney or his assistants" because of 28:509.
		In subsection (c)(3), the words "of a violation of said sections and of the general laws of the United States or the laws of the District of Columbia" are omitted as unnecessary.
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	Southern Living: A garden reborn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Holly Shimizu, executive director of the United States Botanic Garden, gently lifts the leaf of a favorite plant, then smiles in surprise.
		As compelling as the garden is in its current state, the rebirth is far from complete.
		United States Botanic Garden: 100 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C.; (202) 225-8333 or www.usbg.
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	Chicago Botanic Garden - Rare Books Exhibits Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Having celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001, the Library is one of the oldest components of the Chicago Botanic Garden, specializing in the literature of horticulture and botany, with an emphasis on general gardening, Midwest ecology and endangered plants.
		Education is at the heart of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s mission, and the Garden believes these rare national treasures should be shared with the public.
		The Chicago Botanic Garden is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a member of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta and the Association of Science-Technology Centers.
	www.chicagobotanic.org /pr/press04/Rarebooksexhibits.html (1388 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- 'Corpse plant' draws crowds to U.S. Botanic Garden
		The specimen at the botanic garden, which began blooming early Sunday, is about 5 feet high.
		The one at the U.S. Botanic Garden is blooming for the first time at age 14.
		Garden visitor Charles Miehm said he came to see the plant because it seemed like a rare opportunity.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20051120-2309-stinkyplant.html (408 words)

	Smithsonian Botanical Symposium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mike Maunder, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, U.S.A. and Marie M. Bruegmann, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hawaii, U.S.A. Oceanic islands are being stripped of their evolutionary heritage; unique biological assemblages and associated ecosystem resources are being lost from a lethal combination of poor resource management, habitat loss and invasive species.
		Particular emphasis will be given to the acute issue of managing the "living dead," an increasing number of species that survive as tiny and often non-reproductive relictual populations, in some cases surviving as single wild individuals.
		United States Botanic Garden of Washington DC National Tropical Botanical Garden
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	United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Tour Services
		The United States Capitol is a monument, a working legislative building, and one of the most recognizable symbols of Democracy in the world.
		The United States Capitol is bordered by Constitution Avenue to the North, Independence Avenue to the South, and First Streets, East and West.
		The Botanic Garden is open daily, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and is at the Southwest corner of the Capitol grounds - bordered by Independence Avenue and Maryland Avenue.
	www.house.gov /house/tour_services.html (2463 words)

	VOA News - Stopping to Smell the Roses, and Lots More, at the Botanic Garden
		This week, we tell about the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the country.
		Botanical gardens provide a protected area for green plants, flowing plants and trees.
		This garden was to have plants from the United States and other nations.
	www.voanews.com /specialenglish/2006-04-03-voa1.cfm (1332 words)

	magazineUSA.com - Washington D.C., USA - The United States Botanic Garden
		The United States Botanic Garden traces its beginning to 1816, when the constitution of the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences in Washington, D.C., proposed the creation of a botanic garden to collect, grow, and distribute plants of this and other countries that might contribute to the welfare of the American people.
		The Institute's garden was established by Congress in 1820 to the west of the Capitol Grounds, extending from First Street to Third Street between Pennsylvania and Maryland Avenues.
		In 1842, the idea of a national botanic garden was reestablished when the return of the United States Exploring Expedition to the South Seas (the Wilkes Expedition) brought to Washington a collection of living plants from around the globe.
	www.magazineusa.com /cityguide/wdc/c_cap_botanic.asp (526 words)

	Springtime guaranteed - The Washington Times: Family Times - April 03, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The United States Botanic Garden at the foot of Capitol Hill recently went through its spring makeover and sports hundreds of spring flowers -- pink cyclamen, red tulips, peach-colored amaryllis, white Easter lilies, pink azaleas -- in its main hall, the Garden Court.
		The museum, in conjunction with the Botanic Garden, is showcasing the "Orchid Express," an exhibit featuring 200 species of orchids, until May 1.
		As diverse as the many Botanic Garden exhibits are, the underlying theme is the same, Mr.
	www.washtimes.com /familytimes/20050402-111012-9399r.htm (869 words)

	Agencies of Congress (from United States government) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-209646 (938 words)

	Cleveland Botanical Garden Winter Lecture Series Inspires Gardeners to Plan for Spring
		From one of the country's top garden designers (Fromme) to an international horticultural authority and television host to the man who literally wrote the book on perennials, the series offers something for everyone to transcend winter and gain inspiration for next year's garden.
		As a host of PBS and HGTV's The Victory Garden for twelve years, she is also the author of many books and magazine articles and has developed her own herb gardening video.
		Cleveland Botanical Garden, a nonprofit garden, is a national leader in urban horticulture and botanical education.
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	Garden Shows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The U.S. Botanic Garden was established by Congress in 1820 and is the nation’s oldest continuously operating public garden.
		It was inspired by the nation’s founding fathers, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, who envisioned a botanic garden in the nation’s seat of government.
		This European flavored garden is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota approximately an hour and a half drive from the twin cities...
	www.alaskagardengifts.com /tours/tours_index.htm (218 words)

	Natural Selection: subject gateway to the natural world
		Botanical garden of the University of Vienna (Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis - HBV)
		The United States Botanic Garden was founded in 1820 and is "a living plant museum dedicated to demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, economic, therapeutic and ecological importance of plants to the well-being of humankind".
		The garden contains 3,000 plants; its aim is to raise awareness of South Africa's indigenous flora "by providing plant material for educational and research purposes, the collection and propagation of rare and endangered species, as well as research into indigenous plant species with horticultural potential".
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	U.S. Botanic Garden :washingtonpost.com
		A hands-on exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden explores the structure and function of plants.
		The gardens have been divided into two main wings: The west wing displays plants immediately useful to people for medicinal or industrial purposes; the east wing concentrates on plant ecology and interdependency.
		Walking through the torpid humidity of the Garden Primeval, a "Jurassic snapshot" of primitive ferns, or the aridity of the World Desert, with its tough-skinned cacti, or the perfumed Orchid Room, with its lascivious flowers ingeniously seducing insects for reproductive liaisons, it's impossible not to appreciate the heroic daily struggles of plants.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1067535 (1187 words)

	Napa Valley Register Online \| Home And GardenFeatures
		For gardeners, these quiet weeks after the leaves have fallen and the earth seems at rest is a good time to reflect on what a garden means to them.
		Next to the Botanic Garden, a new addition to the Smithsonian Institution's treasures is the National Museum of the American Indian, completed in 2004.
		The meditation garden is still a work in progress, but the vast variety of exhibits is a gardener's treasure trove.
	www.napavalleyregister.com /articles/2005/12/18/features/home_and_garden/iq_3208921.txt (887 words)

	Explore DC: US Botanical Garden
		The United States Botanic Garden is almost as old as the city of Washington and has been situated on Capitol Hill for most of its existence.
		Congress established the first botanic garden in 1820 on a plot of land extending from First to Third Streets between Pennsylvania and Maryland Avenues.
		Equal parts scientific facility and aesthetic experience, the US Botanic Garden is a living plant museum consisting of the Conservatory, Bartholdi Park and a new National Garden scheduled to open in 2005.
	www.exploredc.org /index.php?id=356 (311 words)

	U.S. Botanic Garden - Sight Summary
		America's oldest public botanic garden, the USBG traces its origins way back to 1816 when a botanic garden was first proposed.
		However, in 1842, the idea of a national garden was resurrected with the need to house exotic plants collected from the South Seas by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition.
		The Conservatory consists of 10 "rooms" and 2 courtyards; the Garden Court, the Orchid House, Rare and Endangered Plants, Plant Exploration, Plant Adaptation, Medicinal Plants, the Oasis, the Desert, the Garden Primeval and the Jungle, and the Childrens Garden and Meditation Garden Courtyards.
	www.mybigadventure.com /index.php?action=Stats&stat=Sites&date=20041029.2&page=31 (422 words)

	The National Garden: Project Updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The three-acre National Garden will be located adjacent to the USBG Conservatory and house the Senator John Heinz Environmental Learning Center, The First Ladies Water Garden, a Showcase Garden, a preeminent Rose Garden and an amphitheater that features a spectacular view of the U.S. Capitol.
		The U.S. Botanic Garden and its National Garden will provide a living museum promoting environmental education, beauty and enjoyment for millions of visitors throughout the year.
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	nationalgarden.scripps.com /ng_updates.html (707 words)

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