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Botanical History On This Day
1849 A most extraordinary presentation took place at Windsor Castle.
Imagine, if you will, standing in the grand halls of Windsor Castle as Joseph Paxton (PAX-ton) presented a massive leaf and exquisite blossom of the Victoria Amazonica (vik-TOR-ee-ah am-uh-ZON-ih-kuh) to the Queen.
The moment was so moving that Her Majesty enthusiastically declared, "We are immensely pleased."
1909 The Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson (WIL-sun) sent what seemed like a routine notification to the plant industry office in Seattle.
Little did anyone know this simple message would set in motion one of the most delicate diplomatic situations in early 20th-century American-Japanese relations.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1989 The Sarasota Herald-Tribune published a story that lifted the veil on the shadowy world of rare orchid trading. The article focused on Limerick Inc. and an alleged smuggling operation of endangered Chinese orchids to Florida - but the real story runs much deeper into the heart of
orchid obsession.
The tale of Kerry Richards and his nursery, Limerick Inc., reads like a botanical thriller.
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