Posts Tagged ‘Orchid Lawsuit’
February 14, 2022 René Louiche Desfontaines, Orchid Lawsuit, Samuel Graveson, Okakura Kakuzō, Rosie Sanders’ Flowers by Rosie Sanders, and Michaux’s Sumac
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1750 Birth of René Louiche Desfontaines, French botanist who explored North Africa and authored Flora Atlantica featuring 300 new genera. He famously…
Read MoreAshworth vs. Wells: The 1898 Orchid Warranty Case and the Cattleya Acklandiae Alba Mystery
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: February 14, 1898 Dearest reader, On this day, the usually genteel world of orchids collided with the stern gaze of British law—and what a spectacle it was! Picture the scene: a respectable plaintiff, eyes bright with anticipation, takes possession of a singular marvel—a Cattleya…
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