a garden -- often with greenhouses -- for the culture, study and exhibition of special plants
a garden that houses a collection of plants for scientific or educational purposes
a garden where a wide range of plants are grown for scientific research and educational purposes
a garden which displays native and foreign plants and trees
a Museum where plant species are collected and cultivated either in greenhouses or in the open air to allow the conservation of their structural and functional characteristics and the reproductive capability they express in the place of origin
a place where plants especially ferns conifers and flowering plants are grown and displayed for the purposes of research and education
a type of garden where a wide variety of plants are grown both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors
a type of garden where the plants in the collection are documented for the purposes of research, conservation and education
Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes. Botanists and horticulturalists 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.
The Botanical Garden Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Bedford Park section of The Bronx via the Harlem Line. It is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) from Grand Central Terminal and is located at the intersection of Doctor Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard (Southern Boulevard) and Bedford Park Boulevard (East 200th Street) adjacent to the site of the New York Botanical Garden. Service at Botanical Garden is hourly.
The Botanical Garden of Naples is a research facility. The premises take up about 15 hectars and are located on via Foria, adjacent to the gigantic old Albergo dei Poveri, the Royal Hospice for the Poor under the Bourbon dynasty. The facilty is part of the University of Naples Department of Natural Science.
