Botanical News

• Mystery 19th Century botanist tracked down following appeal
  
  Pressed flowers and a poem found inside a centuries-old botany book sparked a quest to find the owner.
  BBC News.  Friday, 16 Jul 2021.
• Police hunt for two young women over spate of fires at historic botanical gardens in north Wales
  
  Officers released CCTV images of the women after the latest fire ripped through the site in Rhyl, north Wales.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 8 Jul 2021.
• Appeal to identify 'La Botaniste' who slipped from history
  
  Who was the mysterious Isabella Allen and what was her contribution to 19th Century botanical science?
  BBC News.  Sunday, 27 Jun 2021.
• Green-fingered couple spend 20 years building Japanese-themed garden
  
  Dawn and Terry Heaver began cultivating the impressive plot in St Ives, Dorset, after being inspired by a visit to a nearby botanical gardens.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 11 Jun 2021.
• Corpse Flower Steals the Spotlight at Abandoned California Gas Station
  
  A local nursery owner grew the rare botanical wonder and shared the bloom with the community, where they could touch and interact with the plant
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 3 Jun 2021.
• Wilderton Botanical Distillate Offers A Distinctly Northwest Take On NA Spirits
  
  This Portland, Ore., based maker of zero-alcohol spirits joins a ever-expanding segment of the market.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 11 Mar 2021.
• 11 Vegetables That Are Actually Fruits, Botanically Speaking
  
  You may have already heard that tomatoes are fruit. Here are 10 others that also fit the botanical bill.
  Mental Floss.  Thursday, 11 Mar 2021.
• The Biology of Mistletoe
  
  Best known as a holiday trimming, the parasitic plant is a botanical luminary in its own right
  Smithsonian.  Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020.

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