Word: arboretum
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Projects such as Burley's depend upon the Arboretum's plant and written libraries for much of their basic research. Without the wide-ranging collection of Southeast Asian plants the arboretum holds, Burley says his work would be very difficult...
...Cook begins his tenure, his major goals are already approaching fruition. The arboretum is finding its place as both a resource center for scholars, and a learning ground for the young. The garden just may yield a bumper crop one day soon...
...Bussewitz, the most popular and longest-serving guide at Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, can show you his haunt's beauty even on a cold and drizzly...
...fringed with raindrops? That's an effect you can get only on days like this," says Bussewitz, a sprightly man in his early 70s. Buzzy, as he prefers to be called, has studied plants for more than 40 years and has been a volunteer at the arboretum for more than a decade since his retirement...
While the scope of the arboretum's collection has grown considerably since its emphasis on native New England plants in its early days, it still retains the layout conceived by its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. Charles Sprague Sargent, the arboretum's first director, conducted most of the field work himself, while the conservatory was in its infancy...