Posts Tagged ‘plant cells’
A Birthday of Botanical Brilliance: Hugo von Mohl and the Secrets of Plant Cells
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 8, 1805 On this day, dear reader, the world welcomed Hugo von Mohl—a name perhaps unfamiliar to those who merely dabble in the garden, yet one that should be etched into the…
Read MoreThe Microscopic Gardener: Matthias Schleiden’s Cellular Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. April 5, 1804 This day marks the birth of one Matthias Jakob Schleiden, a German botanist whose work on plant cells has gardeners everywhere unconsciously in his debt, though most wouldn’t recognize his…
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