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Charles Swingle’s Hunt for the Intisy: A Botanist’s Journey to Madagascar
The Quest for the Euphorbia Intisy February 19, 1932 On this day, The Shreveport Journal shared a story about the botanist Charles Swingle and his quest to find the Euphorbia Intisy (“in-tah-ZEE”). “Charles Swingle was the first American botanist to set foot on the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. He was on the…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2021 A Wild Spring Plant Display, The Orchid Thief, Charles Swingle, Growing Algerian Iris, Embroidered Ground by Page Dickey, and Strange Embroidery with Botanist Eliza Brightwen
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Wild-Style Spring Plant Display For The Container Garden | Gardens Illustrated Botanical History On This Day 1962 Birth of John Laroche, American horticulturist whose obsession…
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