The Life and Death of Data
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Tutorial
Arnold Arboretum Plant Accessions (Living and Dead) from 1872-2012
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Historical Timeline of Arboretum Events by Peter Del Tredici
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Visualization Generated from Arboretum Metadata

Point: each point is a day of imported accessions (consisting of 1 plant or more), graphed in terms of the year and day they were accessioned.

Section: When hovering over the visualization with your mouse, a section reveals the number of accessions behind each point.

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Interpretive Essay
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Historical Timeline of Arboretum Events by Peter Del Tredici