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divided into quarters; two-quarters with a chevron with a number of five-pointed stars and clover leaves and a garland of roses, both referring to Jan and Betje's mutual ancestors, the
Bekkers. It turns out, that the probably unknown coat of arms belonging to the Bekker family, is also depicted on
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of spices and herbs, Jan Bekker sr. (1695–1783), Betje Wolff's father. Towards the end of her life, Betje Wolff says in one of her letters that she dearly loves her nephew, whom she considers a thoroughly decent person. At his departure for another long sea voyage, she wept with grief. Apart from
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species and seeds of more than 30 other underspecies of plant families from the company's Garden in Cape Town, were enclosed in paper wrappers inside a red leather portefeuille and accompanied by a ship's journal and other documents. Executed in gold on the portefeuille is the name and place of
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species was, due to the utmost care, awoken from its long slumber. From a scientific point of view, the germination is an important occurrence, as it allows us to precisely determine the age of the seed. It is also possible for experts to as follow the process, from planting to genesis.
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of the beautiful nature), is her early interest in nature and garden design. As a pharmacist's son, nephew Jan Bekker
Teerlink certainly must have been familiar with the botany subject. Probably it was this knowledge that made him visit the
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as well as other national and international media made mention of a more than two hundred years old
African seed granule, which had been kept all that time in British archive depositories, currently at The National Archives. In one of the
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the copper engraving with the coat of arms of the
Zeeland 'edele en aensienelijke geslachten' (= noble and patrician families) in the
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residence of its owner, the chief merchant in the service of the Asian
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