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- noun English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638)
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Examples
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The collection, something of a sensation, came to be known as Tradescant's Ark and served as the nucleus of what is today the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford.
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On subsequent voyages, he brought home white apricots and “an exceedingly great cherye” now known as Tradescant’s black heart.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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On subsequent voyages, he brought home white apricots and “an exceedingly great cherye” now known as Tradescant’s black heart.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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On subsequent voyages, he brought home white apricots and “an exceedingly great cherye” now known as Tradescant’s black heart.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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I'm up to eight of her books now -- the historical ones following TOBG, plus the two novels about the Tradescant gardening family loved those and Fallen Skies.
Book Giveaway: THE WHITE QUEEN by Philippa Gregory Julianne Douglas 2009
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Following Tradescant, plant hunting became a craze among young men intoxicated with the idea of exploring new worlds.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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In England, Tradescant discovered a new variety of strawberry, the Plymouth, growing on a rubbish heap in South Devon.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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John Tradescant gained notoriety with his 1621 expedition to procure the Algiers apricot.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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In England, Tradescant discovered a new variety of strawberry, the Plymouth, growing on a rubbish heap in South Devon.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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John Tradescant gained notoriety with his 1621 expedition to procure the Algiers apricot.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
chained_bear commented on the word Tradescant
Brief story of John Tradescant sr. and jr. can be found in comments on connoisseur.
December 28, 2016