▁became ▁a ▁public ▁botan ical ▁garden ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 / 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁put ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁management . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ▁covers ▁about ▁ 2 8 ▁acres . ▁Today , ▁the ▁garden ▁contains ▁ ▁a ▁rock ▁garden , ▁a ▁rose ▁garden , ▁c act us ▁gard ens , ▁and ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁feature , ▁the ▁lot us ▁p ond . ▁ ▁Or man ▁Garden ▁is ▁located ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁N ile ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁C airo ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁G iza ▁Governor ate . ▁“ Or man ” ▁is ▁a ▁Turkish ▁word , ▁which ▁means ▁“ the ▁forest ”. ▁▁ ▁A ▁small ▁botan ical ▁museum ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁garden ▁sh el ters ▁her bar ia ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁Is mail ▁k hed ive ▁and ▁furn iture ▁from ▁the ▁king ▁Far ou k . ▁ ▁Spring ▁Festival ▁Since ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁the ▁Or man ▁Garden ▁has ▁hosted ▁a ▁spring ▁fl oral ▁exhibition . ▁The ▁Spring ▁Festival ▁starts ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 2 ▁every ▁year . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁many ▁companies ▁exhib it ▁their ▁various ▁plant ▁offer ings ▁including ▁orn amental ▁plants , ▁cut ▁flowers , ▁c act us , ▁se eds ▁for ▁growing ▁many ▁plants , ▁fert il izers , ▁and ▁p ots . ▁ ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁ ▁Con if ers , ▁pal ms , ▁c act i , ▁succ ul ents , ▁ros es , ▁b am bo o , ▁f icus , ▁aqu atic ▁plants ,