May 16, 2022 Cinchona and the Countess of Cinchon, Martha Ballard, Jacob Ritner, Munstead Wood, The Secret Garden Cookbook by Amy Cotler, and H.E. Bates
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Botanical History On This Day
1735 Cinchona made its first (ill-fated) sea voyage toward Europe as La Condamine and Jussieu tried to transport living trees—foreshadowing quinine’s lifesaving future and a Countess’s namesake.
1809 Herbalist and midwife Martha Ballard recorded her spring labors—peas sown at the garden’s end—her ordinary plot a “factory for food and medicine” and solace.
1861 Union Captain Jacob Ritner wrote Emeline from the field, begging for news of trees, garden, and grass—proof that even distant gardens can steady a war-tossed heart.
1918 At Munstead Wood, the first rose opened—pink Rosa rugosa—as The Garden marked the beginning of the season with history, perfume, and potpourri.
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1905 H. E. Bates was born; the writer who loved flowers reminded us the true gardener—like the artist—is “never satisfied,” and that gardens, like stories, should keep their curves.
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