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From: donn@hpfcla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Botanical Gardens
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Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 14:03:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  9 14:03:00 1985
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A couple more in Hawaii, first: Moir's gardens on Kauai.  Primarily
cactus (no kidding) and other dryland stuff.  It's been years, so
don't count on it still being there.  There's a Hibiscus garden
on Paki street just behind the zoo near Diamond Head.  Do NOT miss
Foster Gardens!  I don't know if it's open yet, but there was a
plan to make a "pacific wide" garden of the old Walker Estate in
Nuuanu.  I forget the name but try something like "The Botannical
Gardens of the Pacific" or (the place they held) "Flora Pacifica".

In Seattle, the University of Washington administers Washington
Park, but no-one knows that name; it's the "Arboretum".  Rare
plant sales in the spring, and other stuff as well.  (Wall to wall
rhododendrons.) Adjacent is a wetlands trail that might be interesting.
On campus is the "drug plant garden".  It was fairly complete until
the 60's, but they had do to some selective editing at that time.(!)
Seattle also has a large public display greenhouse in Volunteer Park,
and there are similar in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco) and Balboa
Park (San Deigo).

In Victoria BC: it's not a Botannical garden, but rather a display
garden, but DO NOT MISS Buchart Gardens.  Queen Elizabeth Park in
Vancouver is nice too.

Donn Terry
HP Ft. Collins.