Ernest Gibbes Patton

…and retired from that institution in 1987.1 Patton’s thesis advisor at UCN-Chapel Hill was J. E. Adams, and the title of his Master’s Thesis was “Influence of flax root byproducts…

Mary Sue Munson Brehme

…oak baskets and other items used to interpret life in the village. (8, 9) Robert Brehme died in 2016 in Belleair Bluffs, Florida, and was survived by his wife of…

Dr. John Loomis Blodgett

…studied medicine at the Berkshire Medical Institution in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a school which was founded in 1821 and had its last commencement in 1867. He graduated from this school in…

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…

Laura Ellen Jarrett McGlamery

…in Oak Forest Cemetery in Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina with her husband and youngest daughter.(1)   SOURCES Find A Grave Memorial ID: 18899410 “Laura Ellen Jarrett McGlamery”. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18899410/laura-ellen-mcglamery accessed…

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,…