Posts Tagged ‘historical gardening figures’
The Remarkable Life of William Darlington: How a Pennsylvania Physician Bloomed into Botanical Fame
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 23, 1863 On this day, we must acknowledge the departure of that most curious specimen of American intellectual cultivation, Dr. William Darlington – botanist, physician, and politician – who has shuffled off…
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