October 4, 2019 The Restorative Power of Leaves, William Gilpin, Caspar Wistar, John Hendley Barnhart, The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen, Bringing Houseplants Back Indoors, and a 1927 Advertisement for Rakes
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Botanical History On This Day
1762 William Gilpin, English watercolorist and champion of the picturesque, was born. He taught generations to see landscapes with a painter’s eye and reminded us that trees are the grandest of all earthly productions.
On this day, 1777, Caspar Wistar treated the wounded at the Battle of Germantown, a turning point that led him toward medicine and immortality in the climbing vine later named Wisteria in his honor.
1871 John Hendley Barnhart, botanist and master bibliographer, was born. He devoted his life to cataloging the lives of botanists and exposing those who, quite remarkably, never existed at all.
Unearthed Words
Autumn verses that celebrate scarlet leaves and flamboyant trees, reminding us that fall is the season when foliage demands to be seen.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1927 A charming Vermont newspaper advertisement laid out rake options for every leaf-laden lawn—proof that even garden tools carry a bit of history and heart.
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