October 4, 2022 Henry David Thoreau, Mary Hiester Reid, the Dahlia, Kerry Mousetail Fern, Amish Friends 4 Seasons Cookbook by Wanda Brunstetter, and Dorothy Frances Blomfield Gurney
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Botanical History On This Day
1852 On this day, Henry David Thoreau writes in his journal.
1921 Death of Mary Hiester Reid (books about this person), American-born Canadian painter, and teacher.
1926 On this day, the Dahlia was officially designated as San Francisco's city flower.
2020 The rarest Fern in Europe is discovered in Ireland.
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Today's Botanic Spark
1858 Birth of Dorothy Frances Blomfield Gurney, English hymn-writer and poet. Many gardeners have forgotten that she wrote this charming garden verse:
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