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The Botanical Garden by Roger Phillips
Xeriscape Color Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes by David Winger
New York Botanical Garden Engagement Calendar for 2004 by New York Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden: Perennials and Annuals by Roger Phillips
Les Liliacees: 20 Assorted Notecards & Envelopes from the Library of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Gardens
A Native Hawaiian Garden: How to Grow and Care for Island Plants by John L. Culliney
Tantalizing Tomatoes: Smart Tips & Tasty Picks for Gardeners Everywhere (21st Century Gardening Series, Handbook No. 150) by Karan Davis Cutler
The Shady Border: Knockout Plant That Light Up the Shadows (21St-Century Gardening Series, #155) by C. Colston Burrell
100 Best Plants for the Coastal Garden: The Botanical Bones of Great Gardening by Steve Whysall
The English Garden: Centuries of Botanical Delight Brought to Life in Four Romantic Novellas by Gail Gaymer Martin
The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Vol. 10) by Thomas H. Everett
AMERICAN GARDEN GUIDES, THE : Perennial Gardening by New York Botanical Garden
Visiting Eden: The Public Gardens of Northern California by Melbal Levick
Beautiful Gardens: Guide to over 80 Botanical Gardens, Arboretums and More in Southern California and the Southwest by Eric A. Johnson
Desert Wildflowers (Arizona Highways) by Ray Shubinski
Botanical garden
Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors.
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1 Research
2 Educational work
3 History
4 External links
Research
The scientific work done at botanical gardens includes studies of how to adapt exotic plants to grow in the locale of the garden; taxonomic studies; and the propagation of rare or endangered species of plant.
Kew Gardens, near London, has been publishing a scientific journal of botanical research, illustrated in color, since the late 18th century.
Educational work
Educational projects range from introductions to plants that thrive in different environments to practical advice for the home gardener. Many botanical gardens have plant shops, selling flowers, herbs, and vegetable seedlings suitable for transplantation. Some Botanical gardens such as the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research and the Chicago Botanical Garden have plant breeding programs and introduce new plants to the horticultural trade.
History
The first modern botanical gardens were founded in Northern Italy in connection with universities:
Other European towns followed suit:
See also: List of botanical gardens
External links
The above article is adapted from from Wikipedia All Wikipedia article text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
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