Sex, Botany, and Empire by Patricia Fara

Sex Botany and Empire by Patricia Fara

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Sex, Botany, and Empire by Patricia Fara This book came out in 2004, and the subtitle is The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks. Fara said, Banks provided a marvelous illustration of how science and the British Empire grew rich and powerful together.   Imagine a world…

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June 12, 2019 The Most Fragrant Plants, Meriwether Lewis, Karl Freiherr von Drais, Edward Newman, the Michigan Botanical Club, Frank Nicholas Meyer, June Poetry, Carl Linnaeus, Joseph Banks, Patricia Fara, Perlite, and the Shady Acres Herb Farm

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Fragrance in the garden… The most fragrant blossoms include: Cheddar pinks (a member of the carnation family) Lavender Peony Gardenia Honeysuckle Hyacinth Lilac Mock Orange Daphne Bee balm       Brevities #OTD On this day, in 1805, Meriwether Lewis was just one day away from reaching the Great Falls of Missouri. He wrote his…

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