Feb 19, 2020
Today we celebrate the man who introduced tulips to Holland and
the botanist who was supposed to become Carl Linnaeus's son-in-law
— but didn't.
We'll also learn about the botanist who loved New Brunswick.
Today's Unearthed Words feature words about winter - and bees in
winter.
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Feb 18, 2020
Today we celebrate a man who wrote one of the most influential
herbals in history and the French botanist who created the modern
strawberry.
We'll learn about the Father of Paleobotany and the sweet little
Orchid known as the moccasin flower.
Today's Unearthed Words feature words about winter.
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Feb 14, 2020
Today we celebrate one of Britain's great explorers and the
first apple parer.
We'll learn about the wonderful willow, and we'll celebrate the
very first field trip of the Philadelphia Botanical Club, which
happened 128 years ago today.
Today's Unearthed Words feature poems from the author of Anne of
Green Gables.
We...
Feb 13, 2020
Today we celebrate the botanist who sailed with Captain James
Cook on the Endeavor and the man regarded as the father of North
American mycology.
We'll learn about the man who patented the first practical
lawnmower 198 years ago today.
Today's Unearthed Words feature a poet and writer who used the
names Flora or...
Feb 12, 2020
Today we celebrate the Dutch botanist who figured out the king
bee was actually a queen and the poet gardener who preferred curves
over straight lines.
We'll learn about the evolutionist who started out as a staunch
Christian and who once wrote,
"I did not in the least doubt the strict and literal truth of every
word in...