Sowing the Seeds of Scientific Language: John Ray’s Linguistic Legacy

John Ray

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 29, 1627 On this day, a seed of scientific inquiry was planted in the fertile soil of England – John Ray, destined to become a pioneering naturalist and writer, drew his first…

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Fulham’s Floral Paradise: Bishop Henry Compton’s Exotic Eden

Bishop Henry Compton, Portrait by Godfrey Kneller (1712)

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 7, 1713 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to Henry Compton, Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713. While his role in English political and religious circles was indeed significant,…

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A Botanist’s Odyssey: Leonhard Rauwolff’s Herbal Quest

Leonhard Rauwolf

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. On June 21, 1535, the German physician, botanist, and traveler Leonhard Rauwolf was born. Leonhard’s insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge led him on an extraordinary journey through the Near East, a quest…

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If the First of July be Rainy Weather

by John Ray If the first of July be rainy weather, It will rain, more or less, for four weeks together. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all.

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John Ray

John Ray

The Father of English Botany January 17, 1705 Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist and theologian John Ray. Ray is regarded as the most distinguished British naturalist of the seventeenth century and “The Father of English Botany.” Ray was born to a blacksmith, and his mother was an herbalist. He was…

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January 17, 2020 The Conifer Comeback, Best Plants to Paint for Beginners, Leonhart Fuchs, Gaspard Bauhin, John Ray, Peter Henderson, The Herb Lover’s Spa Book by Sue Goetz, Hanging Glass Wall Planters, and David Wheeler’s Hortus

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Today we celebrate the German botanist who’s 1542 book is one of the most historically significant works of all time and the birthday of a man who discovered the rutabaga. We’ll learn about the man known as “The Father of English Botany” and the man known as the “Father of American Horticulture.” Today’s Unearthed Words…

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If the First of July be Rainy Weather

John Ray

by John Ray If the first of July be rainy weather, It will rain, more or less, for four weeks together. As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. John Ray

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