Posts Tagged ‘James McBride’
James McBride: From Orphan’s Cradle to Botanical Immortality
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 17, 1784 On this day, dear readers, we commemorate the birth of James McBride, a physician and botanist whose life story reads like a testament to the power of human perseverance and…
Read MoreApril 17, 2019 William Cullen Bryant, Double Take Plants, John Tradescant the Elder, Graham Stuart Thomas, James McBride, Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, Gilbert White, Mignonette, Sam Postlethwait, and the Celery Bog Nature Area
William Cullen Bryant wrote, “There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.” That pretty much sums up what happens with the plants I’ve dubbed “double-takes”. A double-take plant is the one you first…
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