Fruit on a Chambeyronia palm (chambeyronia macrocarpa).  There are many common names, but flame-thrower palm is my favorite, though this photograph doesn't show the red leaf that suggests the name.  Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Dissecting a mink at Swarthmore College.  Introductory Biology (Bio 2).
Daffodil (Narcissus spp cv Larkwhistle) shoots emerging through protective net at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Cinnamon wattle (Acacia leprosa; Fabaceae) inflorescence, with ant.  Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Plant is from Australia.
Close up of the blue, pollen-bearing petals on a bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) inflorescence.  Orange sepals are also coming out of the spathe (hard part, packed with more flowers). Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Begonia 'Cotton Candy" (Begonia dierna, perhaps crossed with another Begonia to give the plant more height, I think). Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Begonia 'Cotton Candy" (Begonia dierna, perhaps crossed with another Begonia to give the plant more height, I think).  Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Camelia fruit in mesh bag, part of a breeding program to extend flowering time of the plant.  Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Bagged camelia fruit.  At Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Fruit on a Chambeyronia palm (chambeyronia macrocarpa). There are many common names, but flame-thrower palm is my favorite, though this photograph doesn't show the red leaf that suggests the name. Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Fruit on a Chambeyronia palm (chambeyronia macrocarpa).  There are many common names, but flame-thrower palm is my favorite, though this photograph doesn't show the red leaf that suggests the name.  Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Fruit on a Chambeyronia palm (chambeyronia macrocarpa). There are many common names, but flame-thrower palm is my favorite, though this photograph doesn't show the red leaf that suggests the name. Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
See photo in original gallery.