The National Arboretum near Washington, is a living museum, housing the national collection of trees, shrubs and flowers in 415 acres of landscaped gardens. It is a plant library, herbarium and as well it develops new varieties which are made available to other arboretums and plant farms throughout America.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313986
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Botanical gardens
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Botanical gardens
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Flowers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant propagation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)