Posts Tagged ‘Calendarian’
John Torrey’s Calendarian: The Botanist Who Tracked Nature’s First Blooms
The Flora of New York State March 10, 1796 Today is the birthday of the American botanist John Torrey. John was the first American botanist to study the flora of New York State. And, the area John botanized included what is now Greenwich Village, the area of the Elgin Botanic Garden (“el-GG-IN”), which is now…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 15, 1796 My darling green-thumbed confidants, the society of botanical enthusiasts has been forever altered by the arrival of one John Torrey, born on this most auspicious day in 1796. While you…
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