Posts Tagged ‘Calcutta Botanic Gardens’
Quinine, Quarrels, and Quiet Dignity: The Life of Botanist David Prain
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 11, 1857 On this day in the quaint Scottish village of Fettercairn, a certain David Prain drew his first breath—a seemingly unremarkable event that would, in time, prove to be anything but.…
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