Posts Tagged ‘herbarium specimens’
A Flora of Concord from Thoreau’s Time to the Present Day
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 29, 1972 On this day, The Berkshire Eagle published a revealing article about Henry David Thoreau [pronounced: THOR-oh] titled “Thoreau: The Amateur Botanist.” The piece, penned by Wayne Hanley, drew heavily from…
Read MoreThe Father of Newfoundland Botany: Merritt Lyndon Fernald’s Enduring Impact
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 5, 1873 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a true luminary in the world of botany, Merritt Lyndon Fernald. This American botanist, whose prolific pen produced over 800…
Read MoreFrom Arabic Professor to Botanical Spy: The Remarkable Tale of Simón de Rojas Clemente
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 27, 1777 Dearest readers of the horticultural persuasion, allow me to transport you to a most fascinating tale of botanical espionage that began on this very day – the birth of that…
Read MoreJohn Clayton’s American Debut: The Blossoming of a Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 7, 1720 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we commemorate the first recorded appearance of a most illustrious figure in the annals of colonial botany. John Clayton, that intrepid explorer of flora,…
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