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People literally used to dust soot off their garden plants We do this in China. Other significant western plant hunters who were active in China: https://en.w
by contingencies 7y ago
People literally used to dust soot off their garden plants
We do this in China.
Other significant western plant hunters who were active in China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Forrest_(botanist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Forrest_(botanist)
Many were active in China's southwestern region of Yunnan, the origin of tea and camellias.
- hammock 7y agoNow that I think about it, I wiped black road dust from brakes/tires off the windowsills of my drafty street-level SF (Oak Street) apartment every week too. One of the reasons I moved. It doesn't take much.