Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

The Franklinia The Belvedere Daily Republican, out of Belvedere Illinois, published a small article about a tree named for Benjamin Franklin. Here’s what it said: “About 200 years ago, John Bartram, an eminent botanist, discovered a strange flowering tree in a Georgia forest and named it “Franklinia” in honor of his fellow Philadelphian, Benjamin Franklin.”…

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The Last Wild Franklinia: How America’s First Botanists Saved a Species

John Bartram

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 2, 1938 On this day, dear garden friends, while the rest of the world fretted over European politics and the lingering effects of economic depression, a small newspaper in Belvedere, Illinois concerned…

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