October 7, 2019 Little Prince Nursery, John Clayton, Joseph Knight, Robert Brown, Ezra Cornell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Foliage First by Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, Potting up Bulbs, Plant Explorers and the Story of the Little Helper
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Botanical History On This Day
1773 John Clayton, colonial botanist of Virginia, was born. He was the creator of one of America’s earliest botanical gardens at Windsor and a key contributor to Flora Virginica, compiled with the guiding hand of Linnaeus himself.
1778 Joseph Knight, gardener, nurseryman, and indefatigable sponsor of plant exploration, was born. He is remembered for Knight’s Exotic Nursery, a showroom so elegant it dazzled visitors and reshaped English taste for rhododendrons, azaleas, and rare exotics.
1805 Robert Brown returned to England after four years in Australia, bringing with him thousands of new plant species and beginning a career that would place him at the center of botanical science and the Banks herbarium.
1868 Cornell University welcomed its first students to the hills above Cayuga Lake—an agricultural land-grant institution founded on Ezra Cornell’s belief in education “for any person,” gardens included.
Unearthed Words
Remembering physician, poet, and garden observer Oliver Wendell Holmes, whose words linger among roses, friendship, and even garden pests.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1930 A newspaper tale from Missouri told of a boy, a rope, and rare alpine flowers in an enduring lesson in trust, faith, and the quiet courage that often underpins botanical discovery.
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