The French connection
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Andre Michaux was a French botanist who came to the US in the late 1700s to gather plant and tree specimens to send back to France. Michaux is also noted for introducing several non-native ornamental plants to North America including ginkgo, camellia, sweet olive, and pomegranate. Michuax and his son, Francois, extensively studied American flora and contributed to the forest conservation movement.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 1999
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Louise Beebe Wilder; America's first lady of garden writing still inspires us with her passionate prose
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Louise Beebe Wilder, author of three books on rock gardening and very influential in the development of that art, is profiled. Wilder's work is still reprinted and perhaps she has retained her appeal because of the depth of her knowledge, as her work is based on years of personal knowledge and self-directed study.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 2000
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On the trail of a fabled plant hunter
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Explorer Kenneth Storm and botanist Kenneth Cox met in Tibet when they both had set out on separate expeditions to trace the steps of plant hunter Frank Kingdon Ward who explored the Tsangpo Gorges area of Tibet in the early 20th century. They worked together to find hidden places described by Kingdon Ward.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 2001
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