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Joseph Dalton Hooker
Category(-ies): Botanists and Horticulturists
The life and work of Joseph Dalton Hooker, one of the most notable botanists of the nineteenth century, is chronicled in this website: Joseph Dalton Hooker.
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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 12:40 PM
Much Ado About Saskatoons
Category(-ies): Plant Legal News and Issues , Plants, Food and Medicine
Saskatchewan's agriculture minister, Mark Wartman, is not pleased with Britain's Food Standard Agency. The agency has removed products containing saskatoon berries from store shelves and has ordered a market safety evaluation because of a lack of evidence of the safety of the fruit for consumption by Europeans.
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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 11:40 AM
Lost Fuchsia Found
Category(-ies): Plant Conservation
Paul Marsenac, a plant hunter from Bordeaux, recently rediscovered a fuchsia in Peru thought to have gone extinct. The specimen of Fuchsia summa was brought to the Citrus House, a large Victorian greenhouse at Margam Park in Wales, where scientists from Fuchsia Research International have propagated the rare fuchsia for distribution to botanical gardens around the world.
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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 11:15 AM
Queen Honours Kew, A World Heritage Site
Category(-ies): Other Botanical Gardens
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew received a visit from the Queen and Prince Philip of England on June 4. The royal couple presented the gardens with a plaque to honour the selection of the garden as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 6:45 PM
RBG in Hamilton Ready to Close Its Doors
Category(-ies): Other Botanical Gardens
The Royal Botanical Garden in Hamiton may close its doors on July 31st if it cannot secure the additional $1.7 million needed for annual operating funds from the provincial government in Ontario.
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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 4:11 PM
