Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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#January 2, 1766
#OTD The #Botanist John #Bartram wrote,
"[That] was the #Fatal night that destroyed the #Lime, #Citron & #Banana trees in #StAugustine."
Bernard's "Natural History of #Florida" also wrote about the #Freeze:
"A #Frost destroyed all the #Tropical productions of the country, except the #Oranges.
The #Spaniards called this a #Judgment on the place [becoming] the property of #Heretics - they had never experienced the like."
#january #otd #botanist #bartram #fatal #lime #citron #banana #staugustine #florida #freeze #Frost #tropical #oranges #spaniards #judgment #heretics #Weather #gardening #garden #nature #citrus
Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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#December 29, 1704
#OTD Martha Daniel Logan, American #Botanist, is born.
After her #Husband died, Martha provided #Rare #Seeds & #Plants to the top #Botanists of her time & set up a #Seed exchange between the American #Colonies & #Britain.
She also wrote a #Gardening advice column & her #Gardener's Kalendar was on the back of #Almanacs for decades.
In 1761, John #Bartram wrote that Martha was, “an elderly #Widow #Lady who spares no pains or cost to oblige me: her #Garden is her #Delight."
#December #otd #botanist #husband #rare #seeds #plants #botanists #seed #colonies #britain #gardening #gardener #almanacs #bartram #widow #lady #garden #delight