Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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#December 10, 1903
#OTD Howard Scott Gentry, American #Botanist, is born.
The world's leading authority on #Agaves, Howard went to #Mexico every year to collect #specimens & traveled via #Mule.
The #USDA pursued #Agave & #Wild #Yam #Family to make #Arthritis #Medicine.
Howard once said:
I refused several times to become a desk man for USDA. It was a chance to cut out all the #Travel, but I told them,
"No, not me. I want to work with #Plants, not people. People are problems."
#December #otd #botanist #agaves #mexico #specimens #mule #usda #agave #wild #yam #family #arthritis #medicine #travel #plants #iamabotanist