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Vanilla planifolia, commonly known as vanilla, is one of the most instantly…
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Vanilla planifolia, commonly known as vanilla, is one of the most instantly…
Set foot in El Yunque, the beautiful tropical rain forest in eastern Puerto…
Elizabeth Knight Britton’s grandfather James Knight owned a sugar plantation and a…
When the Garden began a series of expeditions to the Caribbean during…
Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton’s career as a bryologist and her central role…
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Ethel Zoe Bailey (1889–1983), was the first curator of the Bailey Hortorium…
The Bahamas suffered its worst natural disaster recently as Hurricane Dorian, a…
Jamaican root tonics are fermented beverages composed of roots, bark, and other…
A recent expedition to eastern Cuba took three Cuban colleagues and me…
In February 1906, Nathaniel and Elizabeth Britton, founders of The New York…
The United States entered the Spanish American War in April of 1898.…
Momordica charantia L. is a plant species that is used in the…
New York Botanical Garden led around 136 botanical expeditions between 1898 and 1918.…
Although not related to true cinnamon, Cinnamodendron corticosum is a similar spice tree.…