Posts Tagged ‘John Torrey’
John Torrey’s Calendarian: The Botanist Who Tracked Nature’s First Blooms
The Flora of New York State March 10, 1796 Today is the birthday of the American botanist John Torrey. John was the first American botanist to study the flora of New York State. And, the area John botanized included what is now Greenwich Village, the area of the Elgin Botanic Garden (“el-GG-IN”), which is now…
Read MoreMarch 10, 2021 Sowing Pansies and Violets, Laurence Binyon, John Torrey, a Florist’s Daughter’s Memoir, Flower Market by Michelle Mason and All Blue Potatoes
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Sowing Your Own Pansies and Violets | Dave’s Garden | by Audrey Stallsmith Botanical History On This Day 1796 Birth of American botanist John Torrey,…
Read MoreAsa Gray: Pioneering American Botanist, Darwin’s Confidant, and Defender of Evolution
For Team Darwin November 18, 1810 Today is the birthday of one of the leading American botanists of his time and a member of Team Darwin, Asa Gray, who was born on this day in 1810. In 1857, Asa Gray received a confidential letter from Charles Darwin. In the letter, Darwin confided: “I will enclose…
Read MoreJohn Torrey: Pioneer American Botanist and Flora of New York
The Calendar Today is the birthday of the American botanist John Torrey. John was the first American botanist to study the flora of New York State. And, the area John botanized included what is now Greenwich Village, the area of the Elgin Botanic Garden (“el-GG-IN”), which is now Rockefeller Center, and Bloomingdale, which is now…
Read MoreAugust 15, 2020 Ground Cherries, Storm Damaged Garden, Karl von Schreibers, Elias Friesz, John Torrey, Walter Crane, Robert Bickelhaupt, National Relaxation Day, It’s the Little Things by Susanna Salk, and Arthur Tansley
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Connecticut Garden Journal: Ground Cherries | Connecticut Public Radio Here’s an excerpt: “Some vegetables are just fun. We’ve been growing ground cherries for years. This…
Read MoreWilliam Starling Sullivant: America’s Father of Mosses and Master of Bryology
Founding Family of Franklinton Today is the birthday of William Starling Sullivant. Sullivant was born to the founding family of Franklinton, Ohio. His father, Lucas, was a surveyor and had named the town in honor of the recently deceased Benjamin Franklin. The settlement would become Columbus. In 1823, William Sullivant graduated from Yale College. His…
Read MoreHardy Bryan Croom: The Botanist Who Discovered Florida’s Ancient Torreya
Gopher Wood Today is the birthday of the Florida botanist Hardy Bryan Croom who was born on this day in 1797. Croom was trained as a lawyer, but since his inheritance from his father was substantial, he never practiced. As Croom matured, he began pursuing specialties like geology, mineralogy, and botany. When it came to…
Read MoreJohn Torrey: Celebrated American Botanist and Assayer at the Mint
Silver and Gold On this day in 1856, John Torrey’s Office at the Mint was described in the NY Daily Times. When Torrey was 57, he decided to leave Princeton after 24 years of teaching botany, and he went to work for the Mint; it would be the last step in his long career. The…
Read MoreOctober 3, 2019 Pumpkin Allergy, Luis Née, Frederick Lueders, Frederick Pursch, David Hosack, John Torrey, Charles Sprague Sargent, Meta Orred, Sergei Yesenin, Philippa Foot, Montrose by Nancy Goodwin, Christmas Cactus, and George Dexter Butler
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 1807 Luís Née, a French botanist working in Spain, died on this day. He is remembered for his South American explorations and…
Read MoreJohn M. Darby: The Overlooked Botanist of the South
Tension in the Botany World Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist and chemist John N. Darby, who died on this day in 1877. In 1841, Darby wrote one of the earliest floras, and he focused on the southeastern United States. His flora was practical and regional, so it’s no surprise that…
Read MoreDaniel Cady Eaton: America’s First Fern Expert and Botanical Romantic
America’s First Pteridologist Today is the birthday of America’s first pteridologist, Daniel Cady Eaton, who was born on this day in 1834. A pteridologist is a person who studies ferns. The botanist Charles Frost told a charming story about how Eaton had fallen in love with ferns after going on a walk with his fiancé.…
Read MoreBotanical Whispers: John Torrey and the Secret Gardens of Old New York
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 15, 1796 My darling green-thumbed confidants, the society of botanical enthusiasts has been forever altered by the arrival of one John Torrey, born on this most auspicious day in 1796. While you…
Read MoreAugust 15, 2019 Garden Turmoil, Karl von Schreibers, Elias Magnus Friesz, John Torrey, Walter Crane, Geoff Hamilton, W.H. Auden, The Gardens of Emily Dickinson by Judith Farr, Pickerel Weed, and Sylvia Edlund
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Last week was one of turmoil in my garden. We decided to put new windows and siding on the house. Then we decided to enjoy the…
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