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unusual facts about James Backhouse


Robert Menli Lyon

While there, he met James Backhouse, the Quaker, who heard him speak about the treatment of the Aborigines in Western Australia.


Dierama pulcherrimum

Dierama pulcherrimum, characterized by drooping flowers of silvery-gray pink, was introduced to British gardeners in 1866 by the celebrated Yorkshire botanist James Backhouse; it is today the most commonly-seen dierama in cool-temperate gardens.


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