Peter MacOwan

…was acquired by purchase for the Pretoria Herbarium from Dr. S. Schonland [Selmar Schonland; MacOwan’s son-in-law] when he retired from the curatorship of the Albany Museum [in Grahamstown, South Africa]….

Joseph Austin Holmes

…accomplishments and leadership deserve mention. In 1903, he was appointed Director, Department of Mines and Metallurgy of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the St. Louis World’s Fair held in 1904….

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

…hours (suggested donation $5), and all ages are welcome. Most sculptures are available for purchase, and a portion of proceeds benefits the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Learn more at ncbg.unc.edu/sculpture….

Augustin Gattinger

…older physician who intended to go West. I purchased the place in partnership with my brother-in-law, the late George Dury, a Munich artist, whose exquisite paintings now adorn the State…

Willard Webster Eggleston

…used the $50 dollars from the prize to purchase a down sleeping bag, which made my own fieldwork as a biologist much more pleasant. I can see now that WW…

Spring Native Plant Sale on May 7

…will be able to purchase southeastern native plants grown at the Garden’s nursery as well as Cure Nursery, Field to Cottage Nursery, Growing Wild Nursery, and Mellow Marsh Farm. A…

Saving the Crystal Skipper

…not available for purchase, the goal will be to encourage landowners to recognize the beauty and importance of native plants and to maintain habitat that is already in place. Restoring…