Henry Roland Totten

…aubleti; II. Developement of the seed in the cleistogamic flower of Specularia perfoliata.” Totten studied fungi for his Doctoral thesis (1923), “Description, life history, and mycorrhizal character of Rhizopogon parasiticus…

Spring Native Plant Sale on May 7

By Angelica Edwards, NCBG Communications Intern The annual Spring Native Plant Sale will return to the North Carolina Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 7 from 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Visitors…

Welcome, new Herbarium students!

…Tar Heel (DTH). Newspaper is an essential item for plant collectors, as each specimen is placed in a fold of newspaper in the plant press. Fortuitously, the DTH is the…

Potting Volunteer Group

…young seedlings, rooted stem cuttings and older plants into larger pots once they have outgrown their current containers. Potting up plants is a regular practice in a nursery and is…

Photography Sessions

…If you have special needs that could be accommodated to enable your visit to the Garden or participate in one of our programs, please let us know in advance by…

Francis Stuart Chapman

…course, I would have no idea where it is or how to access it! But maybe we did walk by it, because that is where we went.” If I believed…

Carroll Emory Wood, Jr.

…in the Salem, Virginia school system.”2 Carroll Emory Wood, Jr. earned Bachelor of Science degree from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia in 1941.1 “During college Carroll had a strong interest…