Charles Ferson Durant

(1805-1873) The pleasure experienced [in the study of algae] is ample remuneration for the patient industry required in its pursuit. The gay iridescent plants seem tempting; the shore scenery is…

Adams Jewett, M.D.

…and Elizabeth Adams (1772-1816). 16 Adams Jewett was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1826 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827. As part of commencement ceremonies, Jewett gave a…

Rene Pomerleau

…in Montreal.1 In 1940, Laval’s School of Surveying and Forest Engineering adopted a new curriculum, and Rene Pomerleau (b. 1904) was appointed professor of forest pathology. Pomerleau had been teaching…

Richard Halsted Ward

…as a critical element in many important criminal trials, he has made it prominent and important in many legal, medical, sanitary and economical cases pertaining to water supply, adulteration of…

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…

Carolina Moonlight Garden Party

“The Best Party in Town!” — Gail Perry, NCBGF Director and gala planning committee member Buy Tickets You are invited to dress in your best floral attire and join us…

Spreading the Herbarium Gospel

…Man’s Beard,” instead. It’s in the olive family! You can buy one at the Botanical Garden! I hope to have inspired at least a few acquaintances to Go Native.) Stewartia…

Rachel Milner Fell Treakle

…University to McCormick 27 October 2020. Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices. . Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,…