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  1. From the book I am currently reading, The Secret Lives of Color

    In the 16th and 17th centuries the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus) was widely grown in the Essex town of Saffron Walden, thanks to the favourable soil and climate, and that industry gave Walden its present name. The town changed its coat of arms too, adopting a rather visual pun: three crocuses, surrounded by a stout wall, or saffron-walled-in.

    #color #crocus #flowers #saffron #Essex #SaffronWalden #puns #CoatOfArms