Meriwether Lewis and the Discovery of the Snowberry

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Shoshone to Snowberries Today Meriwether Lewis discovered the Snowberry or Symphoricarpos albus. I love the story of how Lewis came across the Snowberry. Meriwether was really looking for the Shoshone Indians, but he found the Snowberry instead. Meriwether wrote in his journal that he discovered something like a small honeysuckle, except that it was bearing…

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August 13, 2020 The 10 Berries Birds Love, Peter Kalm, the Snowberry, Edward von Regal, Benedict Roezl, John Gould Vietch, Richard Willstätter, August by Maggie Grant, Not Your Mama’s Canning Book by Rebecca Lindamood, and Albert Ruth’s Twinflower

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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 10 Berries That Birds Love | Treehugger | Tom Oder “Have you ever thought about birdscaping your garden? Birdscaping in this case doesn’t mean putting…

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Meriwether’s Mistake: The Serendipitous Discovery of Snowberry

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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. August 13, 1805 My darling garden companions, gather ’round as I regale you with the most enchanting tale of botanical discovery! On this day in 1805, our intrepid explorer Meriwether Lewis stumbled upon…

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