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Thomas Fairchild, English Botanist

Thomas Fairchild (c.1667-1729) was an English gardener who in 1716 created the world's first man-made hybrid plant, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as Fairchild's Mule. It was a cross between a Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and a pink carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus).

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Thomas Fairchild, English Botanist

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Thomas Fairchild (c.1667-1729) was an English gardener who in 1716 created the world's first man-made hybrid plant, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as Fairchild's Mule. It was a cross between a Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and a pink carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus).

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