The wine selection includes two varieties from different vineyards in Washington, Starbucks' home state.
It offers more than 250 varieties from Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea and Thailand.
The collection of numerous tree varieties from China, Japan and the Americas is extraordinary.
Heat, naturally, comes in varieties, from mild to insufferable, which lends itself easily to hyperbole.
Varieties from other regions often include imperfections, making them unsuitable for the luxury market.
Visitors can also take in the museum's spacious tropical butterfly garden, with live varieties from around the world.
After all, Thoreau was offended that orchardists cultivated only a few varieties from nature's virtually infinite stock.
Argyropoulos saves seed from his favourites and buys in a few tempting new varieties from seed suppliers.
Mr. Zhang said that some of the peppercorns now being sold are inferior varieties from southern China, not Sichuan Province.
Guests can sample varieties from around the world, from American small-batch bourbons to smooth Irish whiskies.
They found the native annual grasses insufficiently nutritious for their cattle, so they imported varieties from the old country.
