{"id":2712,"date":"2015-11-30T19:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2015-11-30T19:00:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T19:00:37","slug":"adventbotany2014_reprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/2015\/11\/30\/adventbotany2014_reprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for #AdventBotany &#8211; here&#8217;s a reprise of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year we ran our first #AdventBotany challenge &#8211; @DrMGoesWild and @botanyRNG writing an account each day (with some help from @DawnBazeley and others) through advent of plants associated with Christmas.\u00a0 This year, with help from many more colleagues on Twitter we are about to launch an entirely new 25 plants of advent.\u00a0 Here is a reprise of last year&#8217;s calendar.\u00a0 All new species for 2015!<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2712 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/hedera1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/hedera1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1695\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1695'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 1 &#8211; A selection of <i>Hedera helix<\/i> leaves from a single plant showing adult and juvenile forms\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/vifcum_albumrngherb2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Vifcum_albumRNGherb2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1701\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1701'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 2 &#8211; <i>Viscum album<\/i> in Lyte&#8217;s Herball of 1578\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/ilex_aquifoliumday3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Ilex_aquifoliumDay3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1721\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1721'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 3 &#8211; Holly <i>Ilex<\/i> spp.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/test1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/test1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1744\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1744'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 4 &#8211; Gold &#8211; A tiny test block of cold press paper on fibreboard, used to create a miniature for varnish testing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/5frankincenseh\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/5FrankincenseH-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1755\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1755'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 5 &#8211; Frankincense\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/6myrrh\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/6Myrrh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1761\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1761'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 6 &#8211; Samples of Myrrh along with bark of <i>Commiphora myrrah<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/7almond\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/7Almond-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1772\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1772'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 7 &#8211; Almonds, <i>Prunus dulcis<\/i>, the almond\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/cranberryjm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/CranberryJM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1784\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1784'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 8 &#8211; Cranberry fruit (c) Jonathan Mitchley\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/cornus-sericea\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Cornus_sericea_5258215438H-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1811\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1811'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 9 &#8211; Dogwood, Cornus sericea\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/gluhwein-zubereitung\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Gluhwein-Zubereitung-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1826\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1826'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 10 &#8211; Mulled wine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/651px-illustration_helleborus_niger0\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/651px-Illustration_Helleborus_niger0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1845\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1845'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 11 &#8211; The Christmas rose, <i>Helleborus niger<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/gingerinflower1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Gingerinflower1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1836\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1836'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 12 &#8211; The curious cone like inflorescences of <i>Zingiber officinale<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/edwin_smith_papyrus_v2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Edwin_Smith_Papyrus_v2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1856\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1856'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 13 &#8211; Paper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/plantfibrerope\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/plantfibreRope-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1875\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1875'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 14 &#8211; String\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/olympus-digital-camera-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/ApinsappoSpain2011a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1866\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1866'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 15 &#8211; Christmas tree, Young tree of <i>Abies pinsapo<\/i> (Spanish fir) in the Sierra de Gracelema\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/stepstochocolate\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/stepstochocolate-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1879\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1879'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 16 &#8211; Chocolate &amp; Cocoa\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/christmascakerngherb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/ChristmasCakeRNGherb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1889\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1889'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 17 &#8211; Raisins, Currants &amp; Sultanas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/priscilla_susan_bury_c1790-c1870\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Priscilla_Susan_Bury_c1790-c1870-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1911\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1911'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 18 &#8211; Hippeastrum x johnsonii illustration by Priscilla Susan Bury\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/pastinaca_sativa_sturm28\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Pastinaca_sativa_Sturm28-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1928\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1928'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 19 &#8211; Parsnip &#8211; <i>Pastinaca sativa<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/sarcococca_confusa_nikki_simpson\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Sarcococca_confusa_Nikki_Simpson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Sarcococca_confusa_Nikki_Simpson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Sarcococca_confusa_Nikki_Simpson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Sarcococca_confusa_Nikki_Simpson-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Sarcococca_confusa_Nikki_Simpson-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Sarcococca_confusa_Nikki_Simpson.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1936'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 20 &#8211; Christmas Box  &#8211; <i>Sarcococca confusa<\/i> (c) Nikki SImpson 2014\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/pears\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Pears-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1958\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1958'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 22 &#8211; Pear\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/23poinsettia\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/23Poinsettia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1965\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1965'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 23 &#8211; A poinsettia from a UK supermarket providing Christmas colour.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/common-name-brussels-sprout\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Brussels_sprout_closeupCC3w-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1971\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1971'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 24 &#8211; Brussels sprout\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/ornithogalum_umbellatum_close-up2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2014\/12\/Ornithogalum_umbellatum_close-up2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1977\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1977'>\n\t\t\t\tDay 25 &#8211; Star of Bethlehem\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The 2014 blogs are indexed here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-botanical-advent-calendar\/\">Day 1 \u2013 <em>Hedera helix<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/day-2-botanical-advent-calendar-viscum-album\/\">Day 2 \u2013 <em>Viscum album<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-botanical-advent-calendar-day-3-ilex\/\">Day 3 \u2013 <em>Ilex<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-botanical-advent-calendar-day-4-gold\/\">Day 4 \u2013 Gold<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-5-frankincense-boswellia-sacra\/\">Day 5 \u2013 Frankincense (<em>Boswellia sacra<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-6-myrrh-commiphora-myrrah\/\">Day 6 \u2013 Myrrh (<em>Commiphora myrrah<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-7-almonds\/\">Day 7 \u2013 Almonds (<em>Prunus dulcis<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/day-8\/\">Day 8 \u2013 Cranberry (<em>Vaccinium<\/em> spp.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-9-red-osier-dogwood-cornus-sericea\/\">Day 9 \u2013 Red Osier Dogwood (<em>Cornus sericea<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-10-mulled-wine\/\">Day 10 \u2013 Mulled Wine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-11-christmas-rose-helleborus-niger\/\">Day 11 \u2013 Christmas rose (<em>Helleborus niger<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-12-ginger-zingiber-officinale\/\">Day 12 \u2013 Ginger (<em>Zingiber officinale<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-13-paper\/\">Day 13 \u2013 Paper<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-adventbotany-day-14-string\/\">Day 14 \u2013 String<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-15-the-christmas-tree\/\">Day 15 \u2013 the Christmas tree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-16-chocolate-theobroma-cacao\/\">Day 16 \u2013 Chocolate (<em>Theobroma cacao<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/crg\/2014-advent-botany-day-17-raisins-currants-sultanas\/\">Day 17 \u2013 Raisins, Currants &amp; 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