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Previous expeditions had succeeded due to the calm presence of his trusty companion Bill Purdom, but in the end Farrer\u2019s eccentricity and temper, or perhaps his unrequited love, proved too much for Bill, and he declined another trip. When Farrer expired, possibly from measles, his native bearers threw away his seed collection (and whisky) but brought back his diary and his watercolours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a collection of straggling bare branches carrying pom-poms of pink flowers: but what a fragrance! 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