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August 27, 2001
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Byline: Ann Geracimos

The campus covers 446 acres, but there are no dormitories or academic buildings - not unless you count the museum, administration building and greenhouses. No diplomas are awarded, although most staff members have at least a master's degree and students attending classes often say the knowledge they gain is the equivalent of that offered at many formal institutions of higher learning.

The U.S. National Arboretum at 3501 New York Ave. NE is an educational facility of a special kind. Its primary mission is to serve as a botanical research arm of the Department of Agriculture, but, unknown to much of the public, the place also ...

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