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In 1818, William Cattley succeeded in flowering one of the first species of the genus that would bear his name. These first cattleyas are the classic cattleyas,
The Windward Road
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Authors: Archie Carr
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The Windward Road, published in 1956, made history. When Archie Carr began to rove the Caribbean to write about sea turtles, he saw that their numbers were dwin
Wild Capital
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Authors: Barbara K. Jones
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-11 - Publisher: University Press of Florida

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In Wild Capital, Barbara Jones demonstrates that looking at nature through the lens of the marketplace is a surprisingly effective approach to protecting the en
Fruits of Eden
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