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Tag Archives: magnolias
Quinquennium
Well, the plan was to be writing from lovely Lucca to mark the fifth anniversary of La Vita Nuova, but fate has decreed otherwise. Instead, I sit contemplating the garden, and will shortly be going with Him Indoors on a … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Cambridge, Gardens, Italy, Natural history
Tagged @CUBotanicGarden, anniversary, magnolias, retirement, spring, tulips
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Plant of the Month: March 2019
As I have mentioned in passing before, the botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715) was born in Montpellier, and spent most of his life there. His father and grandfather were apothecaries, and his mother’s male relatives were physicians. His older brother César … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Botany, France, Gardens, History, Museums and Galleries, Natural history
Tagged botany, Charles Plumier, Curtis' Botanical Magazine, Ehret, magnolias, Montpellier, Pierre Magnol, Redouté, Tournefort
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