Catherine (Kate) Furbish—American botanist who collected & illustrated the flora of born 1834.

More on her life via:
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* -https://t.co/OSFaI63O68

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Catesby also sent seeds and plants from North America--like this Mayapple--to the nursery owned by Thomas Fairchild. Read more here: https://t.co/reyh5TjzRR via https://t.co/jzf3EMh7ZD via

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As a librarian, I'm interested in rare books, particularly those with botanical illustrations! While I don't currently work with special collections items, I use to locate pretty things like this: https://t.co/VR2Jc3wd5S

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Happy We've got new works available from our Collection! https://t.co/u7mFkwpWIz

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