June 12, 2019 The Most Fragrant Plants, Meriwether Lewis, Karl Freiherr von Drais, Edward Newman, the Michigan Botanical Club, Frank Nicholas Meyer, June Poetry, Carl Linnaeus, Joseph Banks, Patricia Fara, Perlite, and the Shady Acres Herb Farm
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Fragrance in the garden...
The most fragrant blossoms include:
- Cheddar pinks (a member of the carnation family)
- Lavender
- Peony
- Gardenia
- Honeysuckle
- Hyacinth
- Lilac
- Mock Orange
- Daphne
- Bee balm
Botanical History On This Day
1805 Meriwether Lewis, just one day from the Great Falls of the Missouri, recorded an early botanical observation of narrow-leafed cottonwood. It was a quiet note written amid swirling seeds and sweeping discovery.
1817Karl Freiherr von Drais, a forest ranger, invented the first bicycle — a reminder that innovation often springs from woodland paths rather than workshops.
1869 Edward Newman, English entomologist and botanist, died. He is remembered for his illustrated studies of moths and for poetry that fluttered easily between science and imagination.
1948 The Michigan Botanical Club officially adopted its name after spirited debate, settling on an identity that has endured for more than seventy years.
1918 Frank Nicholas Meyer, a famed plant explorer, was buried in Shanghai. His mysterious death left unanswered questions, but his legacy lives on through plants like the Meyer lemon and his remarkable photographs of China.
Unearthed Words
Thoughts on June gather wit and wonder from poets, playwrights, and gardeners alike — from Gertrude Jekyll’s quiet reverence to Broadway’s exuberant declaration that June is “bustin’ out all over.”
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Today's Botanic Spark
2016 The closing of Shady Acres Herb Farm in Chaska, Minnesota, marked the end of a beloved chapter, and the continuation of a teaching legacy rooted in herbs, generosity, and Dixie-cup seedlings.
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