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Garden Writer John Claudius Loudon and the Infamous Mixup between the Duke of Wellington’s BREECHES and BEECHES
“Loudon’s note was hard to read, and the Duke misinterpreted a few things…. Thus, he thought the Bishop of London wanted to inspect his pants.” April 8, 1783 On this day, the English garden writer John Claudius Loudon was born. In honor of his birthday, here is the famous story of The Waterloo Beeches. One…
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