Montgomery Botanical Center (Coral Gables, Florida)

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The Montgomery Botanical Center (120 acres), originally known as the Montgomery Foundation, is a nonprofit botanical garden and institution located at 11901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, Florida. It collects seeds from wild plant populations worldwide, with an emphasis on palms and cycads. The garden is a scientific research facility, and not generally open to the public.

The center was established in 1959 by Nell Montgomery Jennings in memory of her husband, Robert H. Montgomery, co-founder of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. It occupies the former site of their estate, the Coconut Grove Palmetum.

Today the property is organized into four geographic areas: the Coconut Grove Palmetum, South Palmetum, Lowland Palmetum, and Research which in turn contains research laboratories, the Montgomery Library, a herbarium, and nursery facilities.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Botanical_Center
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Coordinates:   25°39'36"N   80°16'50"W

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  • location of the old CHAPMAN FIELD military airfield.
  • No, the old Chapman Field base was several miles south of here where the current USDA lab is.
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