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Author Archives: Alastair Culham
#AdventBotany 2019 Day 2: Death by chocolate
By Alastair Culham In 2014 I introduced the food of the gods, Theobroma cacao, as the source of chocolate, that staple of Christmas excess, in the 16th Advent Botany post. Today, in the second for 2019, I explore Theobromine, perhaps … Continue reading
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#AdventBotany 2019, Day 1: Clementine, Satsuma, Tangerine; what’s the difference?
By Alastair Culham Welcome to #AdventBotany 2019 and the start of another journey into quirky, curious, hostorical and, above all, botanical information about the plants associated with the winter season. This year I’m expanding on John Warren’s story of Tangerines … Continue reading
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