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#December 22, 1928
#OTD William Arnett, #Tulsa #Nurseryman, is born.An #Industry #Leader, Bill #Mastered every aspect of growing flowers.
When the first jet flew out of Tulsa, Bill was onboard to see firsthand how fast he could ship #Roses across the country.
Bill's beloved #Wife, Louise, died after 60 years of #Marriage. One of their four #Daughters wrote about what it was like to grow up in the Arnett #Home:
“We were #Surrounded by flowers all our #Lives — there were #Flowers #Galore.”
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#December 14, 1878
#OTD Edward Bunyard, #English #Nurseryman, #Pomologist, #Rosarian, & #Food #Writer, is born.Edward #Wrote, A #Handbook of Hardy #Fruits & The #Epicure's Companion.
Every #Christmas, he enjoyed his #Favorite #Apple, Orléans Reinette, with a glass of #Port.He is #Remembered for his #Landmark #Book, The #Anatomy of #Dessert, in which he wrote,
It is the duty of an apple to be #Crisp + #Crunchable, but a #Pear should have such a
#Texture as leads to #Silent #Consumption." -
#December 14, 1878
#OTD Edward Bunyard, #English #Nurseryman, #Pomologist, #Rosarian, & #Food #Writer, is born.Edward #Wrote, A #Handbook of Hardy #Fruits & The #Epicure's Companion.
Every #Christmas, he enjoyed his #Favorite #Apple, Orléans Reinette, with a glass of #Port.He is #Remembered for his #Landmark #Book, The #Anatomy of #Dessert, in which he wrote,
It is the duty of an apple to be #Crisp + #Crunchable, but a #Pear should have such a
#Texture as leads to #Silent #Consumption." -
Many #Flowers are named for #Botanists as a way to give them #Credit for their work.
But in 1910, The #Rutland Daily #Herald in #Vermont shared this #Charming #Story:
A #Country #Nurseryman had a #Flower named Rhodum sidus that was selling like #Hotcakes.
It was popular w/ the #Ladies & the sage of the #Season.
When a #Botanist asked where the #Plant was #Discovered, the man answered:
"I found it on the #Road beside us, so I #Christened it the Rhodum sidus."
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#November 29, 1978
#OTD Edward Hummel, American #Plantsman & #Hybridizer died.Edward and his wife Minnie ran Hummel's #Exotic #Gardens of Southern #California for 43 years.
They specialized in #Cacti, #Succulents, #Bromeliads ("brow·mee·lee·ads"), and #Orchids.
#Gardening #Garden #Gardener #Nursery #Nurseryman #Catalog #GardenersofMastodon
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#November 29, 1978
#OTD Edward Hummel, American #Plantsman & #Hybridizer died.Edward and his wife Minnie ran Hummel's #Exotic #Gardens of Southern #California for 43 years.
They specialized in #Cacti, #Succulents, #Bromeliads ("brow·mee·lee·ads"), and #Orchids.
#Gardening #Garden #Gardener #Nursery #Nurseryman #Catalog #GardenersofMastodon
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#November 29, 1978
#OTD Edward Hummel, American #Plantsman & #Hybridizer died.Edward and his wife Minnie ran Hummel's #Exotic #Gardens of Southern #California for 43 years.
They specialized in #Cacti, #Succulents, #Bromeliads ("brow·mee·lee·ads"), and #Orchids.
#Gardening #Garden #Gardener #Nursery #Nurseryman #Catalog #GardenersofMastodon
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#November 29, 1978
#OTD Edward Hummel, American #Plantsman & #Hybridizer died.Edward and his wife Minnie ran Hummel's #Exotic #Gardens of Southern #California for 43 years.
They specialized in #Cacti, #Succulents, #Bromeliads ("brow·mee·lee·ads"), and #Orchids.
#Gardening #Garden #Gardener #Nursery #Nurseryman #Catalog #GardenersofMastodon
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#November 29, 1978
#OTD Edward Hummel, American #Plantsman & #Hybridizer died.Edward and his wife Minnie ran Hummel's #Exotic #Gardens of Southern #California for 43 years.
They specialized in #Cacti, #Succulents, #Bromeliads ("brow·mee·lee·ads"), and #Orchids.
#Gardening #Garden #Gardener #Nursery #Nurseryman #Catalog #GardenersofMastodon