May 16, 2022 Cinchona and the Countess of Cinchon, Martha Ballard, Jacob Ritner, Munstead Wood, The Secret Garden Cookbook by Amy Cotler, and H.E. Bates
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1735 On this day, a French expedition made the first attempt to transport cinchona trees to Europe.
The scientist Charles Marie de La Condamine was the first man to describe the Cinchona tree, the scientist Charles Marie de La Condamine, was on the expedition along with the botanist Joseph de Jussieu.
Their mission was to add the trees to a Paris collection, but sadly the trees were lost when they were washed…
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