The Life and Times of Erik Leonard Ekman (1883-1931)
This post doubles as both an educational exploration of a fairly amazing botanist and plant collector, Erik Leonard Ekman, as well as an attempt to draw some attention to the great work being done at...
View ArticleA New and Greatly Improved Plant Collector List from the Natural History...
We at JSTOR Plant Science are very pleased to announce a massive update to our existing plant collector list that we are quite certain will be of interest to many, if not most, of our users. Many...
View ArticleRupert Barneby: A Tribute
I stumbled across this article in JSTOR, a touching tribute to Dr. Rupert C. Barneby of New York Botanical Garden fame. Crase, Douglas (2001). Ruperti Imagines: A Portrait of Rupert Barneby. Brittonia,...
View ArticleMary Strong Clemens (1873-1968) and a death record on a specimen slide
I cannot take an ounce of credit for this post as it was all recommended to me by the gracious Barbara Thiers, Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden. The...
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