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William Lanier Hunt (22 May) 1906 - 1996 (19 Oct)

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William Lanier Hunt, an American horticulturist who grew up near a commercial nursery in North Carolina, became himself a leading instructor of horticulture and a popular author gardening books and magazine articles. Hunt established the Hunt Arboretum on land he donated to the University of North Carolina and was a driving force in the development and design of the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

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1983. McLean, Elizabeth P., William Lanier Hunt and Elizabeth Lawrence. Southern Gardens, Southern Gardening,. Bartonia (49): 69-69.	Google Scholar
1992. Hunt, William Lanier. Southern Gardens, Southern Gardening. (): .	Google Scholar