CSPAN3 American History TV February 23, 2015
One of the most important elements are the two cycads we see here prominently displayed. They are incredibly important for us because they represent a part of our historical collection. U. S. Botanic garden came into existence in some ways as a Permanent Institution in 1842 when the u. S. Exploring expedition surveying but also returned from a fouryear voyage at the behest of congress, mainly doing some surveying, but they also take up all bunch of scientific artifacts including living plant specimens. When the expedition returned, they had about 150 fascinating tropical and subtropical plant ...