The Newfoundland and the New Frontier: Seaman’s Tale

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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 2, 1803 On this verdant day, the United States, a fledgling nation, expanded its borders significantly when Napoleon ceded the vast Louisiana Territory to the Americans for a mere pittance. A botanist’s…

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A Gentlemanly Return: Lewis and Clark’s Botanical Borrowed Treasure

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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 9, 1807 On this day, dear horticultural enthusiasts, we find ourselves not in a lush garden, but rather in the realm of literary adventures and botanical explorations. For it was on this…

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