John Nathaniel Couch

…medicine, but almost immediately changed to botany, under the influence of William Chambers Coker, then Chair of the Botany Department. While still an undergraduate, he had a brief tour of…

George Bowyer Rossbach

…1966): 4-13. Northern Canada offers many choices of alluring adventures by canoe. I had hoped long, and finally planned. I chose the Thelon in the Northwest Territories for a trip…

Robert M. Downs

…Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. 5. tributesNH; Publication Place: City, New Hampshire, USA; URL: http://www.shellyfuneralhomes.com/book-of-memories/2706151/Learn-Betty/service-details.php. Ancestry.com. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT,…

Edward Avery McIlhenny

…(FLAS). Herbaria curating E. A. McIlhenny’s vascular plant specimens include Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN), Institute for Botanical Exploration (IBE), Louisiana State University (LSU), New York Botanical Garden (NY), Rocky…

Wreath Making with Native Plants

…Yaupon Holly Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia Pinus taeda, Loblolly Pine Pinus palustris, Longleaf Pine Tsuga canadensis, Canadian Hemlock Grasses Andropogon virginicus, Broomsedge What do you do with your wreath at…

William Wirt Calkins

…Lucy V. born 1859 and Jennie born 1862. Both had the surname Calkins, so perhaps were adopted by Calkins after marrying their mother.) William Wirt Calkins, Louisa Hossack Calkins, and…

Augustin Gattinger

…botany initiated me into the science. Moreover, I had from earlier school years been a botanical collector, and had given a great deal of time to these studies. After the…