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The 200th Anniversary
The U.S. Botanic Garden
Botanical Art and Science
Botanical drawing was both a popular amateur art and professional science in the nineteenth century. Many of the early specimens of the national garden were gathered through Charles Wilkes' U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1838-1842. Published atlases took many years to produce. In mid-century, administration of the garden came under the Joint Committee on the Library and plans for a conservatory began. The Bartholdi Fountain, in the garden's older location below the Capitol from 1868 to 1926, was moved to present-day Bartholdi Park. |