Posts Tagged ‘Neil Muller’
July 22, 2020 16 Drought-Tolerant Plants for Your Garden, Drying Flowers, Neil Muller, John Drayton Hastie, Louise Klein Miller, The Sleep of Seeds by Lucia Cherciu, Making More Plants by Ken Druse, and San Jose Scale
Today we remember the kind Harvard botanist who was a friend of Darwin. We’ll also learn about the botanist who specialized in South American flora and found the Cinchona tree: the source of quinine. We salute the pioneer of the study of allelopathy – when one plant species releases chemical compounds that affect another plant…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 22, 1909 On this day, dear garden friend, we celebrate the birthday of Cornelius Herman (“Neil”) Muller, the American botanist and ecologist. Dear readers, gather ’round as we delve into the fascinating…
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