“... the most fiendish plant I know of, the sort of thing Beelzebub might pluck to make a bouquet for his mother-in-law ... it looks as if it had been made out of a sow's ear for the spathe, and the tail of a rat that died of Elephantiasis for the spadix. The whole thing is mingling of unwholesome greens, livid purples, and pallid pinks, the livery of putrescence in fact, and it possesses and odour to match the colouring.”
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Edward Augustus Bowles
Edward Augustus Bowles, an American writer, was born on May 14, 1865, and died on May 7, 1954. He is known for his rich observations of nature and vivid literary descriptions, with works spanning natural history and travel literature. more
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