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Definition of Arboretums
1. arboretum [n] - See also: arboretum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arboretums
Literary usage of Arboretums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1912)
"Some rich men collect trees as they collect books or paintings for their own
gratification, and there are several private arboretums in this country and ..."
2. Landscape-gardening by Ossian Cole Simonds (1920)
"CHAPTER XVI arboretums AND BOTANIC GARDENS THE most satisfactory and useful
planting project in the United States is the Arnold Arboretum at Boston. ..."
3. Parks and Pleasure Grounds by Charles H. J. Smith (1852)
"arboretums attached to Private Residences.—Sites in Pleasure-Grounds. AN Arboretum,
as now planted, may be defined to be a collection of hardy trees and ..."
4. The Horticultural review and botanical magazine (1854)
"Remarks on arboretums. The attention of the reader who is planting in the country,
... The example of planting arboretums hav- ng been set by several ..."
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