Mary Eugenia Wharton
…include those of Meijer [Meijer, W. (1992) Mary Wharton. Kentucky Native Plant Society Newsletter 7(1): 2-3] and Wieland [Wieland, C. (1992) Mary Eugenia Wharton, 1912-1991. Kentucky Native Plant Society Newsletter…
…include those of Meijer [Meijer, W. (1992) Mary Wharton. Kentucky Native Plant Society Newsletter 7(1): 2-3] and Wieland [Wieland, C. (1992) Mary Eugenia Wharton, 1912-1991. Kentucky Native Plant Society Newsletter…
…country to support a public garden, so a more descriptive name may have been deemed unnecessary at that time. But starting in the 1990s, the outside world started to change….
…entire world, a preliminary hurdle is figuring out how best to reestablish it. With funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, the Garden’s conservation department was able to propagate…
…in the world and what we’re doing to save the seeds of rare plants in this educational exhibit. Past exhibits have included Saving Our Birds, Saving Our Wildflowers, Saving Our…
…National Fungus Collection (BPI), University of California, Berkeley (UC), University of Florida (FLAS), University of Georgia (GAM), University of Illinois (ILL), University of Michigan (MICH), University of Washington (WTU), University…
…30 to 700. Hyams gained national attention and acclaim for his work. By 1876, their herb operation was doing over $50,000 in business, as herb gathering kept many rural North…
…and served in the submarine services in the United States Navy during World War II. He earned his Bachelor Degree from the College of William & Mary in Williamburg, Virginia…
…now owned by the Glenview Park District, and is a National Historic Landmark. From 1928 to 1933, the Peatties and their three sons lived in France. The family settled at…
…a fold of newsprint, with a label tucked in with the plant. There were 35 plants in all; the collection of Carex cristatella, “crested sedge,” had enough material for two…
…“Avoca,” an American Queen Anne-style house built in 1901 that is now a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It currently houses the Avoca…