Allen Hierome Curtiss

…the Torrey Botanical Club 6(3): 22-24. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2475865 [a poem about botanizing] —– (1873) Catalogue of the phaenogamous and vascular cryptogamous plants of Canada and the Northeastern portion of the U.S.,…

Effie Boon

…Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Accessed on 2 December 2020. 8. “Effie Boon (1894-1988)”. Find A Grave memorial # 205962861. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205962861/effie-boon . Accessed…

Peter MacOwan

…Philosophical Society. Transactions. Volume 2, part 3, pp. 111-187. SOURCES: 1. http://www.abcjournal.org/index.php/ABC/article/viewFile/1900/1856 accessed on 3 November 2015. 2. http://www.capeorchids.co.za/history.htm accessed on 3 November 2015. [Photo of MacOwen and canine friend]…

Dennis Harold Latham

…Couch; if so, he may not have completed a degree as he is not listed in William Burk’s lists of Masters and Doctoral Degrees awarded by the Botany Department.9 The…

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…

Lichen Updates: new name and new county records

…Eaglenest Mountain (4925 feet; 35.4962070 latitude, -83.0431905 longitude) and adjacent North Eaglenest Mountain (5066 feet; 35.5002672 latitude, -83.0416956 longitude) are on Eaglenest Ridge, WSW of Lake Junaluska and NW of…

What is Therapeutic Horticulture?

…intellectual, cognitive, and personal growth, social interaction, a sense of productivity and self-satisfaction, a spiritual connection with life, and improved mental health and wellbeing. Therapeutic horticulture is a low-cost, effective,…

Plan a Guided Field Trip

…students. A maximum of 8 accompanying adults (chaperones and teachers) per program are permitted. FEES See field trip descriptions for cost per student. There is no charge for teachers or…

Charles Fuller Baker

…continued collections on a large scale will be made after i leave here. I also have a lot of fine Australian material constantly coming in. Moreover, I have taken the…