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Northern Ireland Horticultural and Plant Breeding Station Last updated: Jan 2005
Address:	Loughall, Armagh, BT61 8JB Tel: 01762 891436 Fax: 01762 891389 email: web address: Latitude: 54° N Longitude: 7° W
BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION
Year Founded:	1952
Ownership:	Northern Ireland Horticultural and Plant Breeding Station
Garden code:
Umbrella organisation:	Department of Agriculture and Rural development
PERSONNEL
Director:	W. M. Dawson
Curator:	P Watts
Contact person:	W. M. Dawson
Total Staff:
Total Horticultural Staff:
POLICIES
Accessions
Collections
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Altitude:	60 m
Soil type:	Heavy clay loam
Aspect:	Drumlin topography overlying limestone
Total area:	100 ha
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WEATHER RECORDS	Records kept
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PLANT COLLECTION
Families
Genera
Species
Taxa
Accessions
Plants
Notable plants within the collection
Geographical area of specialisation
Special families within the collections
Special genera within the collections
	Linum, Solanum and Malus
Special collections	Linum, IPGRI – 29 Taxa. Solanum, IPGRI, – 200 Accessions, . Malus – 70 Taxa.
Phenological Garden
Records of living collection	Records kept Computerised for Linum and Malus
Record System	unknown
Plant-collecting trips	No
FACILITIES ON SITE
Herbarium	No
Library	Unknown
Research facilities	Unknown
Publications	Unknown
Identifications:	Unknown
Teaching and Education:	Unknown
Interpretation of the material:	Unknown
Friends Organisation:	No
Visitor facilities:	Unknown
ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS
Public access:	By appointment only
Visitors per year:
Public opening hours:	Mon-Sun: By appointment
GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION

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