Scientist Turned Spy

Scientist Turned SpyThe incredible story of an explorer caught up in international intrigue at the dawn of US history. Andr Michaux was the most accomplished scientific explorer of North America before Lewis and Clark. His work took him from the Bahamas to Hudson Bay, and it is likely that no contemporary of his had seen as much of the continent. But there is more to his story. During his decade long American sojourn, Michaux found himself thrust into the middle of a

Origin: southern Europe

Closely related to and resembling the native Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

named for Charles Amson

and berries illuminated with dual-color lights that turn from clear to multi with the turn of a dial

‘Jan Bos’ was first introduced in 1910

This rose was a superior selection of ‘Champneys Pink Cluster’

Tender perennial grown as a houseplant

this camera bag style purse features a registered Scottish wool tartan on both sides

The blue European Valerian (Polemonium caeruleum) is a related species also found in early American gardens

She gives firsthand accounts of the fashioning of the young queen’s image by the artists Charles Robert Leslie and Sir Francis Chantrey and takes notes as she watches the queen open Parliament and battle the first scandal of her reign

Single initial engraving included

suckers to form colonies