Samuel McCutchen Bain

…Gray Herbarium (GH), New York Botanical Garden (NY), University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TENN), and the United States National Herbarium (US). Evelyn and Samuel Bain had six sons: Webster (b. ca….

James Everard Benedict, Jr.

…is 4 miles due north of Newport News, which, however, is in another county. SOURCES: 1. Find A Grave, Memorial 7991625 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7991625/james-everard-benedict accessed on 4 October 2020. 2. The Washington…

Robert M. Downs

…UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. 5. tributesNH; Publication Place: City, New Hampshire, USA; URL: http://www.shellyfuneralhomes.com/book-of-memories/2706151/Learn-Betty/service-details.php. Ancestry.com. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006….

Hiden Toy Cox, Jr.

…interpreted to the people of this country and the world…I think we, as a country, need to make quite clear to other nations of the world that we have major…

Jacob Fredric Brenckle

…Brenckle was recognized throughout the world as one of the leaders in that field, being credited with the discovery of two new flora species in South Dakota. As a widower…

Florence Isobel Montgomery Givens

…Ireland3. According to Lievens et al., Florence grew up and graduated from high school in Sherrill, New York. She earned an AAS (associate degree in science) in Ornamental Horticulture &…

Samuel B. Jones, Jr.

…Rodora 89: 35-40. Jones, S. B. 1983. Director’s report. Newsletter, University of Georgia, The Friends of the Botanical Garden 12(1): 3-6. Jones, S. B. 1982. Director’s report. Newsletter, University of…

John Lewis Sheldon

…as “J. L. Sheldon”. However, his specimens are curated by many institutions including Cornell University (CUP; fungi), Harvard University Herbaria (FH, GH, NEBC; fungi, lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants), New York

Herbarium Identifies Ten New Species in July

  By Bao Anh Tran, Communications Intern Hidden amid similar specimens, differing only in its “weirdness,” a new plant discovered by herbarium associate Kevan Schoonover McClelland was finally given a…

New boardwalk open at Mason Farm

…Parker Preserve trails. The new boardwalk is located near the “Old Farm Trail” text on the map. The new boardwalk, which raises the footpath above the swampy soils of Siler’s…