February 14, 2022 René Louiche Desfontaines, Orchid Lawsuit, Samuel Graveson, Okakura Kakuzō, Rosie Sanders' Flowers by Rosie Sanders, and Michaux's Sumac

The Daily Gardener · Feb 14, 2022 · 8m

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1750 Birth of René Louiche Desfontaines, French botanist. After studying in Paris, René botanized in Tunisia and Algeria in North Africa. His Masterwork, Flora Atlantica, included 300 new genera.

René conducted a fascinating experiment with the sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) by seeing how it would react to a carriage ride through Paris. He discovered that the plant grew accustomed to riding in the carriage after…