Joseph Austin Holmes

…1879, Holmes was at the head of his class. In addition to his scholastic pursuits, he enjoyed playing football and baseball. Holmes earned a Bachelor of Agriculture degree in 1881….

Katherine Augusta Taylor

…wealthy – grandfathers on both sides were involved in banking and railroads – and lived on Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods and home to…

Augustin Gattinger

…DuRy) and together they had three daughters, Augusta (b. 1863), Minnie (b. 1865) and Pennie (b. 1867). In 2003 the state of Tennessee protected Gattinger’s Cedar Glade and Barrens, a…

Saving the Crystal Skipper

…plants in the barrier island dune system that provide nectar. The state parks at either end of the skipper’s range have an adequate supply of seaside little bluestem and will…

Elam T. Bartholomew

…species in Erythea 4: 1 (1896). Sources: 1. Kansas Historical Society. 2014. “Elam Bartholomew”. https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/elam-bartholomew/18648 accessed 7 March 2021. 2. Bartholomew, E. T. 1935. Elam Bartholomew. Mycologia 27 (2): 91-95…

Parker Preserve Now Open!

…Hill, and many private donors helped us purchase an adjoining 13-acre parcel of land owned by the Shirley G. Cochrane Trust on Parker Road this July. Adding the Cochrane property…

Bruce Alexander Sorrie

…Eerden, and Lobelia batsonii A. B. Pittman & Sorrie. Other herbaria curating specimens collected by Sorrie include Harvard University Herbaria (GH, NEBC, A), Smithsonian Institution (US), Florida State University (FSU),…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

…It’s free to visit during normal Garden hours (donations welcome), and all ages are welcome. Most sculptures are available for purchase, and a portion of proceeds benefits the North Carolina…