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The Nicotiana flower was named after Jean Nicot, a 16th century French man who sent dried leaves and seeds to the mother of the Queen of France.
 
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Lewis' Blue Flax was named for Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
 
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Alstroemeria was named after the Swedish botanist Baron Klas von Alstroem. He collected seeds on a trip to Spain in 1753, among which were seeds of the South American flower Alstroemeria.
 
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The Darwin Tulip, named for Charles Darwin, was bred in the late 1880s in Haarlem by E. H.Krelage and Son.
 
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The very obscure fir-like genus, Keteleeria, was named in honor of French nurseryman Jean Baptiste Keteleer, who lived from 1813-1903.

https://davisla.wordpress.com/category/keteleeria-davidiana/
 

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