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Oakes Ames Orchid Library

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Oakes Ames (1874-1950) was hired as an Instructor of Botany immediately after receiving his Master's degree from Harvard in 1900. Thus began a career of teaching at Harvard which lasted 50 years. During this time Ames also held other influential positions...

Economic Botany Library of Oakes Ames

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Oakes Ames (1874-1950), was hired as an Instructor of Botany immediately after receiving his Master's degree from Harvard in 1900. Thus began a career at Harvard which lasted 50 years. In 1926 he became a full Professor of Botany and moved on to hold the...

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Alfred de Sauty Greenfield, Jane. ABC of Bookbinding: A Unique Glossary with over 700 Illustrations for Collectors and Librarians. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. Lhotka, Edward R. ABC of Leather Bookbinding: An Illustrated Manual on Traditional...

Specimen Spotlight - Cucurbita pepo

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Cucurbita pepo L., in the family Cucurbitaceae, is a diverse species often cultivated for its edible fruits. This species has a large number of taxonomic and horticultural varieties grown around the world. Commonly known cultivated varieties include...

Economic Botany Ivory and Silver Collection

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Ivory Drawer 1 One ivory carving of a banana 16cm long x 4.5 cm wide (with wooden rest) - Originally obtained in India, gift of Oakes Ames October, 1946 [Musa sapientum] One ivory carving of a persimmon branch with 3 leaves and two fruit, 26cm in length-...

Dating the book

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When was The Curious and Profitable Gardener bound? We can determine an approximate date for this bookbinding by applying some logical reasoning. We know that Alfred de Sauty worked in London from approximately 1898 to 1923. We also know that his finest...

Museum of Vegetable Products

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The Founding: Asa Gray and Sir William Jackson Hooker In a letter dated April 30, 1858, Asa Gray wrote to Sir William Jackson Hooker saying "I must tell you that in humble imitation of Kew, I am going to establish a museum of vegetable products, etc., in...

Previous owners

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The Curious and Profitable Gardener There are several criteria by which a book can be deemed "rare" or "exceptional." It could be one of a small number printed in a certain year. It could be signed by the author. It could have a remarkable or unique...