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Best Image of Historic Dress  New York Botanical Garden Peony Festival  
Best Image of Historic Dress: Chinese Peony Festival
New York Botanical Gardens
Southern and Bedford Park Blvds, Bronx, New York
Photographer: Camille Smith, Docent - May 14, 2000

New York Botanical Gardens: Established in 1896, this is one of the leading botanical gardens in the world, with extensive research and education programs. Its 230 acres includes one of the world's largest herbariums, an extensive botanical library and museum, a 40-acre virgin hemlock forest, and a Victorian-era glass conservatory.
 
See also Best Effect and Honorable Mention for Landscape for more images of the New York Botanical Gardens.


                                 
                                 


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