Elam T. Bartholomew

…Illinois. Bartholomew was interested in natural sciences and in 1873 began teaching school in a nearby district. In 1874 he moved to Kansas, homesteading on 160 acres in Boy Creek…

Walking with Walter and William

…Walter. It is covered with a flat stone, now broken in two and though dotted with lichens and stained and corroded by time the inscription may still be deciphered… I…

Mary Cloyd Burnley Stifler

…bryophytes BPI: United States Department of Agriculture: fungi CUP: Cornell University: fungi DUKE: bryophytes F: Field Museum: fungi, bryophytes, algae FLAS: University of Florida: fungi, pteridophytes, bryophytes, lichens ISC: Iowa…

2021 Wildflower of the Year

…biting insects. Additionally, the berries are edible, and though somewhat bland and mealy when consumed raw, they can be cooked and prepared into jelly or wine. Beautyberry is very easy…

Gerald McCarthy

…born 1 December 1858 in Ottawa, Illinois. His parents, John and Mary Fitzgerald McCarthy, were both immigrants from Ireland in about 1850 because of the famine in that country. His…

Spring Native Plant Sale on May 7

By Angelica Edwards, NCBG Communications Intern The annual Spring Native Plant Sale will return to the North Carolina Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 7 from 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Visitors…