Posts Tagged ‘19th century exploration’
The Great Garden Raid: A Cautionary Tale from the Powell Expedition
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 6, 1865 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to the wilds of the American West, where the intrepid members of the John Wesley Powell expedition embarked on a most…
Read MoreThe explorer’s botanical trials: Frederick William Beechey’s musical collector mishap
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 28, 1828 Dearest reader, On this day, we find ourselves amused and perhaps a tad exasperated by the curious confession of Frederick William Beechey, who found it necessary to write a letter…
Read MoreA Naturalist in the Amazon: Henry Walter Bates and the Loneliness of Discovery
The Amazon Explorer April 14, 2020 On this day the book, A Naturalist in the Amazon: The Journals & Writings of Henry Walter Bates was published. Unlike many of his scientist friends and peers, Henry was entirely self-taught. Early in his career, Henry met the great English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. By 1848, Henry and Alfred left…
Read MoreOdoardo Beccari: The Explorer Who Discovered the Titan Arum
Travelling to The Titan Arum Today is the anniversary of the death of Odoardo Beccari, who died on this day in 1920. After growing up an orphan, Beccarri managed to get an education in his native Italy, and he eventually traveled to England to study at Kew. Beccarri was friends with Hooker and Darwin, but…
Read MoreLewis and Clark: The Expedition That Brought Back America’s Wild Plants
Travelling to The Titan Arum Today is the anniversary of the death of Odoardo Beccari, who died on this day in 1920. After growing up an orphan, Beccarri managed to get an education in his native Italy, and he eventually traveled to England to study at Kew. Beccarri was friends with Hooker and Darwin, but…
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