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Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes. Botanists tend the flora and maintain the garden's library and herbarium of dried and documented plant material. Botanical gardens may also serve to entertain and educate the public, upon whom many depend for funding. However, not all botanical gardens are open to the public: for example the Chelsea Physic Garden.
Research
From the late 18th century onward, European botanical gardens began sending plant-collecting expeditions to various parts of the world and publishing their findings. Voyages of exploration routinely included botanists for this purpose. Subsequent scientific work studied how these exotic plants might be adapted to grow in the garden's locale, how to classify them, and how to propagate rare or endangered species. The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, near London, has continuously published journals and more recently catalogues and databases since this time.
Educational work
Educational projects at botanical gardens range from introductions to plants that thrive in different environments to practical advice for the home gardener. Many have plant shops, selling flower, herb, and vegetable seedlings suitable for transplantation. 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. More on [ Botanical garden ]
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Suit filed over child's death
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:51:00 -1000
The mother of a 5-year-old girl who died while in her father's custody has sued the federal government, saying military police and Army medical personnel failed to report their suspicions of child abuse to the appropriate state authorities, as required by the Army and the state of Hawai'i.
Pedestrian death suspect arraigned
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:50:00 -1000
A Kailua man was arraigned yesterday in Circuit Court on a first-degree negligent homicide charge in connection with the death of a pedestrian near Kailua High School in January.
Hula rock haul may result in large fine
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:48:00 -1000
The owners of a Honolulu hula supply store are facing fines of up to $3,500 for taking 16 5-gallon buckets of stones from a Maui beach without a permit.
Dog killed infant in matter of minutes
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:09:00 -1000
All it took was a few minutes for Opal Sao's dog to attack and kill her 8-week-old great-nephew. Sao said she left the baby on her bed, asleep, and had gone to the kitchen for a drink of water just after midnight on Sunday.
H-1 driver's second DUI adds 19 years to manslaughter term
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:01:00 -1000
A man who originally got one year in prison for a DUI manslaughter conviction was sent back to prison yesterday with a revised sentence of 20 years after being caught driving drunk last year on the Mainland.
BOE committee stands ground as dozens decry proposed cuts
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:04:00 -1000
Dozens of people packed a McKinley High School meeting hall and heard testimony warning of adverse affects of $46 million in public schools budget cuts, but members of a Board of Education committee said cuts must occur.
Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden - About the garden; ethnobotanical research reports. Located at Captain Cook, Hawaii Island.
Meta Description: [ The State Museum of Cultural and Natural History, Honolulu, Hawai‘i ]
Harold L. Lyon Arboretum - Information about the arboretum and botanical garden located at Manoa Valley, Oahu.
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden - About this garden located North of Hilo, Hawaii Island, on the Hamakua Coast.
Meta Description: [ Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a spectacular rain forest preserve which is acclaimed as one of the most beautiful areas in Hawaii. ]
Hawaii's Botanical and Other Public Gardens - Guide to Hawaii's botanical and public gardens. Includes contact information for gardens in Hawaii without a web presence.
Meta Description: [ Guide to Hawaii's botanical and public gardens including special collections, location, hours and fees ]
Honolulu Botanical Gardens - About the five botanical gardens on Oahu operated by the City and County of Honolulu. Gardens include the: Foster Botanical Garden, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Koko Crater Botanical Garden, Liliuokalani Botanical Garden and Wahiawa Botanical Garden.
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Mala La'au: A Garden of Hawaiian Healing Plants - Information and links regarding the utilization of healing plants in Hawaiian culture. This demonstration garden is located at the Hawaii Medical Library, Honolulu, Oahu.
Nanimau Gardens - About this private garden and its wedding functions, restaurant, gift shop and activities. Located near Hilo, Hawaii.
National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) - Gardens on Kauai and Maui.
Meta Description: [ The National Tropical Botanical Garden is engaged in the ? struggle to save the tropical plant world, which is under threat from all sides. This work is ? carried out through active programs in collection, propagation, conservation, research and education. ]
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