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Thermidor
The second month of summer, celebrating heat.
Tools
X: Mill
What goes on behind the placid surface of a mill?
Herbs
VII: Rapeseed
The promise and potential hazard of biodiesel crops.
Shrubs
VI: Myrtle
How myrtle gets involved in the holiday of sukkot.
Animals
V: Otter
The ridiculous journey of Thomas Muir.
Flowers
IV: Inula
The fairy tale of the six cursed swans and the Elf Queen.
Vegetables
III: Lentil
The rise and stumble over lentils of Alison Roman.
Shrubs
II: Caper
The tale of the mysterious bullet-induced pregnancy.
Flowers
I: Thistle
A partial list of the thistle countries hidden inside others.
Tools
X: Lock
The good intent and bad failure of caisson locks.
Flowers
IX: Gentian
The intersection between gentian and Genji.
Nuts
VIII: Almond
The steady consolidation of almond farming.
Flowers
VII: Flax
A history of the underappreciated cloth called linen.