Enchantress along the Eno

…when it is in bloom, and we must have chosen its peak bloom day by chance. It is not a rare plant in the Piedmont of North Carolina, but all…

Hugo Leander Blomquist

…Gray Card Index in the hallway in dark green drawers, I had to check whether this story was wholly apocryphal, but indeed, every drawer had a fine gray powder in…

Richard Joel Reader

…Science degree from the University of Manitoba, Canada. In 1973 he completed his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Curriculum in Ecology. The title…

John Robert Raper

…(1965) Nuclear ratios and complementation in common-A heterokaryons of Schizophyllum commune. Am. J. Bot., 52:547=552. Raper, John R. (1965) Introduction. In: Incompatibility in Fungi, ed. K. Esser and J. R….

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*,…

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…

Floras

…U.S. In 2015, the UNC Carolina Apps Program teamed up with NCU Herbarium and NCBG staff to develop the iPhone/iPad application FloraQuest. This app allowed for mobile identification of over

Haru (Francia) Chisaki Hommersand

…five siblings. In 1942, because of their Japanese heritage, they were all uprooted and interned at Poston Camp I in the Arizona Desert. While interned at the relocation camp, as…

Open Studio Continues Despite Pandemic

by Angelica Edwards, NCBG Communications Intern Illustration by Judy Lutter Despite the pandemic circumstances, the Botanical Art and Illustration Open Studio Coffee Hour has remained a way for local artists…