plant collections

Content Description The U.S. National Arboretum Records consist of legislation, Advisory Council papers, correspondence, maps, photographs, field trip notes, herbarium index files, bound Service Lot Reports, plant indexes, staff files (specifically those of John L. Creech and Frederick G. Meyer), taxonomic information, and brochures from miscellaneous arboreta and botanical gardens. There are documents related to Fern Valley, including photographs, cards, programs, newspaper articles, and albums, which were...

Content Description The USDA Drug and Poisonous Plant Investigations Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white lantern slides with images from research projects conducted by the Drug and Poisonous Plant Investigations division of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Some of the slides feature images of medicinal plant gardens at various institutions across the United States. Other subjects include drug plant field plots at the USDA South Farm in Beltsville, Maryland; drug plant specimens; distribution charts...