New Virginia Gems in the Herbarium
…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…
…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…
…Percy H. Gentle #56, along the Belize-Sibun River road, Belize District, British Honduras, 1931-1932; duplicate in F.)11 Primulaceae: Ardisia gentlei Lundell Rubiaceae: Randia gentlei Lundell Rutaceae: Zanthoxylum gentlei Lundell &…
…Miller gives the goddess a backstory and describes how Circe uses her talents and power in a world ruled by men. In her review of the novel Annalisa Quinn writes,…
…job. A. I’m in the business world. After working the corporate track in New York, I came back home almost a decade ago – I missed NC and well, I…
The 34th annual Sculpture in the Garden opened on Sunday, September 18 and runs until Sunday, December 4. Since 1988, Sculpture in the Garden has united the work of local…
Friday, May 17; 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, May 18; 12 – 3 p.m. Welcome to the Cicada Symphony! Dive into the wild world of cicadas with us. Discover…
…19th centuries, enslaved African Americans were forced to tend tar kilns and work the turpentine orchards of longleaf pines. The naval stores they produced made North Carolina the world’s leading…
…of Southern Colorado Collected and Distributed by C. F. Baker, F. S. Earle and S. M. Tracy”; specimens from this expedition are curated by NCU, Rutgers University (CHRB), Field Museum…
…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…
…a graduate student in the Botany Department in 1938. “[She] thought the world of some of the UNC professors who mentored her in the typically male-dominated field… They would hike…