Posts Tagged ‘Plant Species’
A Garden in the Hills: Katharine Stewart’s Diary Entry for October 23rd
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Here’s an excerpt for today from Katharine Stewart’s diary-turned-book A Garden in the Hills. October 23rd Waking to find a scattering of snow above the tree line on the hill, I think ‘time…
Read MoreJohn Gerard’s Herbal: The Botanical Legacy Behind Shakespeare’s Christmas Cards
The General History of Plants December 1, 1597 On this day, The Herbal, or General History of Plants, by John Gerard was first published. In the Herbal, John shared over 800 species of plants and shared gorgeous woodcut illustrations. During his life, John was allowed to garden on land at Somerset House, and for…
Read MoreCarl Linnaeus: The Father of Taxonomy and Botanical Order
The Orderer November 1, 1783 Today is the anniversary of the death of Carl Linnaeus. Thirty years earlier, on May 1st, 1753, the publication of his masterpiece Species Plantarum changed plant taxonomy forever. Linnaeus earned the moniker Father of Taxonomy; his naming system is called binomial nomenclature. Binomial means “two names,” which in the naming…
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