Madeline Palmer Burbanck

…In Memoriam: Madeline Palmer Burbanck. http://www.mbl.edu/obituaries/madeline-palmer-burbanck/ accessed on 5 April 2017. 2. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015….

Egbert Hamilton Walker

…from botanists in the army of occupation in Okinawa… Egbert was never idle. He had many interests. He was active in the church, having been a Congregationalist, Universalist, Unitarian, and…

Richard Joel Reader

Canada. He was Chair of the Botany Department at that institution in 2002-2003.   PUBLICATIONS (incomplete list): Hart, Miranda M. and Richard J. Reader. 2004. Do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi recover…

Charles Edward Raynal

…live specimens to Coker and his research assistant, Alma Holland Beers, which each planted in their yards in Chapel Hill. The tree planted in Beer’s yard in the Gimghoul neighborhood…

Paul Sackman Marx

…University (VSC), Western Illinois University (MWI), and William & Mary (WILLI). Herbaria curating large numbers of Marx’ specimens include University of Louisiana at Monroe (NLU; transferred to BRIT in 2017),…

Ruby Deaton Harbison Pharr

…that culminated in weekend-long camping trips to identify the flowers of the region. In 1986 [she] received the first “Excellence in Teaching Award” from Western Piedmont Community College and [in…

Orchids: Masters of Deception

…of communication. It was (1) inevitably noisy, and it would (2) never evolve to avoid the possibility of deception. Last May, about the time I had become thoroughly discouraged by…

John Marshall Grant

…Island for four years, and finally to Marysville in 1927. As it is with almost all naturalists, Mr. Grant’s interest in botany and other branches of natural history was evident…

What’s Your Flavor? Special Event

…Tom Stevens. In addition, the exhibit also includes illustrations by North Carolina Botanical Artists Circle members including graduates of the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s Certificate Program*: Sherry Graham, Lisa Holmsen*,…

Delzie Demaree

…has many specimens that he collected in Mississippi and Arkansas. In addition to depositing specimens at NCU, he sent specimens to BH, BUT, DS, F , HH, ILL, ISL, KY,…