Posts Tagged ‘Albert Ruth’
A Look Back at Albert Ruth, Fort Worth’s First Botanist, and His Incredible Twinflower Specimen from the Smoky Mountains
“Dr. Sharp knew it was NOT a Patridge Berry when he saw the specimen. It was obviously mislabeled. Sharp knew the specimen was a twinflower, the flower named for Carl Linnaeus, the Linnea Borealis – an extremely delicate plant.” August 13, 1892 On this day, the botanist Albert Ruth collected a plant in Sevier County…
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020 The 10 Berries Birds Love, Peter Kalm, the Snowberry, Edward von Regal, Benedict Roezl, John Gould Vietch, Richard Willstätter, August by Maggie Grant, Not Your Mama’s Canning Book by Rebecca Lindamood, and Albert Ruth’s Twinflower
Today we celebrate an early Swedish explorer of Niagara Falls. We’ll also learn about a plant that Thomas Jefferson loved. We salute the Russian botanist who arranged plants by geography. We also recognize the Czech, who became the most famous collector of orchids in the world. And, we’ll remember the lives of a British plant…
Read MoreAugust 13, 2019 Nasturtiums, Peter Kalm, the Snowberry, Edward August Von Regal, Benedict Roezl, John Gould Veitch, Tove Jansson, The Orchid Hunter by Leif Bersweden , Add More Groundcover, Albert Ruth and the Twinflower
Boy, nasturtiums are such wonderful plants, aren’t they? August is a time when your nasturtiums look fabulous, even after a summer of blooming their hearts out. Right about now, your nasturtiums will bloom better if you remove a few of the center leaves. Opening up the plant a little bit will promote airflow – and…
Read MoreFort Worth’s First Botanist, Albert Ruth, and His Mysterious Twinflower Discovery
“Dr. Sharp knew it was NOT a Patridge Berry when he saw the specimen. It was obviously mislabeled. Sharp knew the specimen was a twinflower, the flower named for Carl Linnaeus, the Linnea Borealis – an extremely delicate plant.” August 13, 1892 On this day, the botanist Albert Ruth collected a plant in Sevier County…
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