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An Idea and an Institution
The United States National Arboretum is an oasis of four hundred and fifteen acres of nature's beauty that is bounded by the Anacostia River, the Baltimore Parkway, and the business activities of the northeast
section of Washington, D.C. Established by Congress in 1927; its major purpose is to provide information on the landscape.
Visitors can enjoy an array of ordered beauty, skillfully arranged in a pleasing setting of woodland and meadow. This beauty, within reach of every citizen, is made up of native trees indigenous to the northeastern United States, the exotic plants from plant explorations, demonstration plantings, and the nature walks through flowering azaleas, woodland herbs, and grassy meadows.
A stroll through the dwarf conifers collection at the Arboretum strikes the visitor with deep impressions of solitude. Here the conifers of normal growth contrast pleasingly with their dwarf counterparts, in an arrangement of rocks and stone-mulched beds, set among velvet-green grass walkways.
Many leaders have called upon all of us to look at our surroundings and to determine what can be made beautiful, or more beautiful, or even what should be removed for the sake of beauty. Beauty now comes to have special meaning to us. How can such a plea be translated into reality? How can the many communities in our nation find answers to the implications of such a task?
Destiny has brought an idea and an institution together. Fulfillment of the ideal of beauty is now made possible by the existence of this great horticultural center, the National Arboretum, which is a Mecca for those in search of beauty. It is a meeting place for the teachers, professionals, and laymen with horticultural interests.
The National Arboretum, with its staff of ornamental horticulturists and botanists, endeavors to present to the public-through its exhibition plantings, gardens, and demonstration plots-the essentials of beautification.
Literature on plant subjects illustrating new plants, planting techniques, and landscape schemes is provided through an active publication series. The lecture series and the formalized courses of the National Arboretum provide the student with technical knowledge and open new avenues of thought. Plant explorations are carried on with the Agricultural Research Service. Such explorations across the world lead to discovery of exotic plants that might be suitable for landscape use in our own nation.
With its research and development programs, the National Arboretum is making both inspirational and tangible contributions to the national beautification program.
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1. The National Arboretum is comprised of how many acres? Write Answer in Manual
2. The author mentions nature walks through flowering _______. Write Answer in Manual
3. What plant life strikes visitors with deep impressions of solitude? Write Answer in Manual
4. The National Arboretum is described as a Mecca for those in search of _______. Write Answer in Manual
5. The National Arboretum has a staff of what kind of horticulturists? Write Answer in Manual
6. In what year did Congress establish the National Arboretum? Write Answer in Manual
7. Their active publication series provides literature on subjects such as ________. Write Answer in Manual
8.Plant explorations are carried out with the _______ Service. (name one)
9. With its R&D programs, the National Arboretum is making both inspirational and tangible contributions to the _______. Write Answer in Manual
10. What is the title of this article? Write Answer in Manual
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An Idea and an Institution
The United States National Arboretum is an oasis of four hundred and fifteen acres of nature's beauty that is bounded by the Anacostia River, the Baltimore Parkway, and the business activities of the northeast
section of Washington, D.C. Established by Congress in 1927; its major purpose is to provide information on the landscape.
Visitors can enjoy an array of ordered beauty, skillfully arranged in a pleasing setting of woodland and meadow. This beauty, within reach of every citizen, is made up of native trees indigenous to the northeastern United States, the exotic plants from plant explorations, demonstration plantings, and the nature walks through flowering azaleas, woodland herbs, and grassy meadows.
A stroll through the dwarf conifers collection at the Arboretum strikes the visitor with deep impressions of solitude. Here the conifers of normal growth contrast pleasingly with their dwarf counterparts, in an arrangement of rocks and stone-mulched beds, set among velvet-green grass walkways.
Many leaders have called upon all of us to look at our surroundings and to determine what can be made beautiful, or more beautiful, or even what should be removed for the sake of beauty. Beauty now comes to have special meaning to us. How can such a plea be translated into reality? How can the many communities in our nation find answers to the implications of such a task?
Destiny has brought an idea and an institution together. Fulfillment of the ideal of beauty is now made possible by the existence of this great horticultural center, the National Arboretum, which is a Mecca for those in search of beauty. It is a meeting place for the teachers, professionals, and laymen with horticultural interests.
The National Arboretum, with its staff of ornamental horticulturists and botanists, endeavors to present to the public-through its exhibition plantings, gardens, and demonstration plots-the essentials of beautification.
Literature on plant subjects illustrating new plants, planting techniques, and landscape schemes is provided through an active publication series. The lecture series and the formalized courses of the National Arboretum provide the student with technical knowledge and open new avenues of thought. Plant explorations are carried on with the Agricultural Research Service. Such explorations across the world lead to discovery of exotic plants that might be suitable for landscape use in our own nation.
With its research and development programs, the National Arboretum is making both inspirational and tangible contributions to the national beautification program.
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TEST QUESTIONS
ADULT TEST #2
Write all answers in your manual
1. The National Arboretum is comprised of how many acres? Write Answer in Manual
2. The author mentions nature walks through flowering _______. Write Answer in Manual
3. What plant life strikes visitors with deep impressions of solitude? Write Answer in Manual
4. The National Arboretum is described as a Mecca for those in search of _______. Write Answer in Manual
5. The National Arboretum has a staff of what kind of horticulturists? Write Answer in Manual
6. In what year did Congress establish the National Arboretum? Write Answer in Manual
7. Their active publication series provides literature on subjects such as ________. Write Answer in Manual
8.Plant explorations are carried out with the _______ Service. (name one)
9. With its R&D programs, the National Arboretum is making both inspirational and tangible contributions to the _______. Write Answer in Manual
10. What is the title of this article? Write Answer in Manual
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Adult Test #2 ANSWERS
1. 415
2. Azaleas
3. Dwarf conifers
4. Beauty
5. Ornamental
6. 1927
7. illustrating new plants, planting techniques, or landscape schemes
8. Agricultural Research Service
9. national beautification program
10. An Idea and an Institution
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