Title - Cephalotus follicularis - In the 19th century, legends, myths and facts
Author - Colin H. Clayton
Text - English
Cover - Soft cover - spiral bound
Print - 2009
Pages - 54 pages, 60 color photos, 3 maps, 7 black and white photos, 5 line drawings, 1 rare, seldom seen, Ferdinand L Bauer line drawing never previously publishied.
Comment - Five years of intense research culminates in this brilliant ground-breaking book. It brings to light much historical Cephalotus material never seen before.  It details how Cantharifera paludosa was the first name given to Cephalotus. Love, death, intrigue, privation, and treachery, were all elements in this intriguing story.  It is the story of the discovery of Cephalotus and the mystery of its controversial naming. It details the intense botanical rivalry between France and England.  
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