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Antonio José Cavanilles
Dahlia Pinnata Today is the birthday of the Spanish Enlightenment priest and botanist Antonio José Cavanilles (“Cah-vah-nee-yes”) Antonio was a prolific botanist and probably Spain’s first expert botanist. He was born in Valencia – Spain’s third-largest city. When Antonio struggled to find a job at the university, he moved to France. In Paris, he was…
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2020 Planting Hope, Marks Hall Arboretum, Antonio José Cavanilles, Wine Bricks, Carole Lombard, Louisa Yeomans King, January Poems, Murder Most Florid by Mark Spencer, Tree Branch Hooks, and Lengthening Days by Vita Sackville-West
Today we celebrate the Spanish Enlightenment priest and botanist who named the Dahlia and the glamorous movie star who traded in her star sapphire collection for a tractor. We’ll learn about the item vintners were selling during prohibition and the woman who became the most widely read American Garden author in the United States. Today’s…
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