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Henry Luke Bolley: The Fearless Botanist Who Saved American Crops
The Quarterback Botanist November 10, 1956 Today is the anniversary of the death of the American botanist and plant pathologist responsible for eradicating crop diseases and so much more, Henry Luke Bolley. A son of Indiana, Henry was the youngest of twelve children in his family. He went to Purdue, where he was a student-athlete…
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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1683 Robert Morison, the Scottish botanist who advanced plant classification by focusing on fruits and seeds, died after reshaping botanical order from…
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