March 25, 2021 Top 10 Botanical Discoveries During Covid, Nehemiah Grew, Adolf Engler, Mary Gladys Webb, Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees by Ernst Lehner and Johanna Lehner, and Violets
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1641 Nehemiah Grew, the Father of Plant Anatomy, was born. He was the first botanist to use microscopy to document the internal structure of plants in his landmark work Anatomy of Plants.
1844 German botanist Adolf Engler, was born. He was the creator of the Engler System of plant classification and a pioneer in defining plant families still used by botanists and gardeners today.
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1874 English author Henry Arthur Bright recorded the fragility and persistence of early spring in his garden, noting frost-damaged fruit trees, stubborn primroses, and the enduring perfume of violets.
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