Posts Tagged ‘Rubber Plant’
Charles Swingle’s Hunt for the Intisy: A Botanist’s Journey to Madagascar
The Quest for the Euphorbia Intisy February 19, 1932 On this day, The Shreveport Journal shared a story about the botanist Charles Swingle and his quest to find the Euphorbia Intisy (“in-tah-ZEE”). “Charles Swingle was the first American botanist to set foot on the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. He was on the…
Read MoreHow to Propagate a Rubber Plant with Air-layering: Step by Step Instructions from 1935
“In a month or six weeks, small white roots will appear. Then the new plant is cut from the parent and planted in a pot of its own without removing the moss bandage.” January 13, 1935 On this day, the Pittsburgh Press shared a story about how to propagate a Rubber Plant. Yes, you can…
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