… ordered from and depended on. In the Rare Book Collection of our Lenhardt Library, she pored over an 1891 Storr’s & Harrison catalog, a Burpee’s from 1901, and numerous Vaughan’s Seed Store …
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… the Garden have been waiting for, and watching for, with our collection of eight titan arums over these last 12 years. I arrived at the Garden just after 3 a.m.—my headlights reflecting in …
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… fruits from Stinky’s pollen continue to ripen and enlarge, the structure is bending over the small, non-viable fruits from Spike’s pollen. Each of the berries produced by Stinky’s …
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… people of all cultures—not only Japanese. It aims to spread appreciation of the art form all over the world. …
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… invasive species are collected. “There are lots of parameters and variables that will evolve over time and also partnerships,” he said. The collecting trips will be done with a consortium of … fill in gaps (in the Garden’s collection), but we also want to add diversity,” said Bunting. Over the next several months, Rothleutner will work to propagate the recent sweetbay magnolia …
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… the result of an act of Congress in 1890 that established the Weather Bureau. Today, there are over 11,000 volunteer cooperative observers scattered over the 50 states, taking observations seven days a week throughout the year. The above …
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… were present. As I gently pulled the bark away from the trunk, a tiny black hand reached up over the top edge of the bark. It quickly became obvious that there were more than spiders under … large bats have an attractive frosted appearance with a mix of white and reddish hairs all over their bodies. While I was studying birds in the tropical rain forest of Central America, I …
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… that resemble a monkey’s face. That means, unfortunately, that Dracula orchids are often over collected or poached in the wild. So it’s great news that a new species, Dracula irmelinae , …
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… on aphids and other insects they capture and devour on our flowers, and they will grow up over the summer. The next time you visit, stop by and see if you can find them helping our plants …
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… round ovary. Unopened, graceful, green flower buds droop, waiting to open. When looking out over this landscape, backlit plants in full bloom seem to glow in the early morning or late …
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