Budd Elmon Smith

…at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as a M.A. in English and Counseling at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. They were married in Granville County, North Carolina on 28 December,…

Josiah Hale

…rediscovered in Louisiana and Gratiola flava historically in Arkansas. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1): 763-767.   Special thanks to Paul G. St-Pierre, Research & Instruction Librarian,…

Richard J. LeBlond

…South Florida (USF), and Botanical Research Institute of Texas (VDB). Richard LeBlond is interested in the vascular flora of the eastern United States in general and the coastal plain of…

Josiah Hale

Josiah Hale (1791? – 1856) Information compiled by Carol Ann McCormick (NCU). Special thanks to Paul G. St-Pierre, Research & Instruction Librarian, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University. The University of…

Jenny Elder Fitch Memorial Lectures

…and Commensal Tables: Rooting in an Age of Displacement 2021 Bland Simpson, UNC Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing, author, and musician North Carolina: Land of Water, Land…

Dr. John Loomis Blodgett

…a knowledge of the English language – to learn to write, or to learn to make book, as their expression runs. It is not unusual for persons to offer themselves…

March Madness: Botanical Sports Mascots

…dealbata) is a species of tree fern endemic to New Zealand. While the New Zealand national men’s rugby, soccer, basketball, men’s cricket, field hockey, sailing, and football teams all sport…