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Carroll Wood, 88; botanist nurtured flora and humans

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By Bryan Marquard
Globe Staff / April 9, 2009

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Out in front of the Harvard University Herbaria, while taking a break from professorial duties to put his vast botanical training to work tending a garden, Carroll Wood fielded plant questions posed by passersby. Everyone from dog walkers to graduate students sought his counsel. (Full article: 1075 words)

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