Kuntze on Devil's Peak, South Africa

Mar 24 2019

See what Otto Kuntze would have seen from Devil's Peak, South Africa…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Rio Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Mar 25 2019

In July 1892, Kuntze traveled down the Rio Paraguay, into Mato Grosso,…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Montevideo, Uruguay

Mar 25 2019

Taking a ship from Europe, Kuntze first arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay on…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Atacama Desert, Chile

Mar 25 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in 1892 in the Atacama Desert of…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Before & After: P. F. Zika 28277

Mar 25 2019

Specimen Stories

The unmounted herbarium specimen, as it arrived at the garden in the…


By Amy Weiss

Augustine Henry

Mar 26 2019

Collectors

Augustine Henry was one of the first and most prolific western botanists to collect in Central China,…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Otto Kuntze 1894 Trip to Southern Africa

Mar 26 2019

Otto Kuntze spent 4 months exploring Southern Africa, arriving in Cape Town,…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Otto Kuntze 1891-1893 Trip through South America

Mar 26 2019

From 1891 to 1893 Otto Kuntze explored South America. He started this…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

The Cactaceae

Mar 27 2019

Works of Art

The Cactaceae was a publication written by the founder of NYBG, Nathaniel Lord Britton…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

Addisonia

Mar 27 2019

Works of Art

Addisonia: Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants was a journal published by…


By Nicole Tarnowsky

How did flowers get their meanings?

Mar 27 2019

There were three main sources for the definitions used by the Victorian…


By Amy Weiss

Tussie-mussies

Mar 27 2019

Weddings, funerals, festivals, and ceremonies — people have always had the impulse…


By Amy Weiss

The Language of Flowers

Mar 27 2019

Specimen Stories

Throughout time, people have assigned meaning to flowers, and many cultures have…


By Amy Weiss

A Horse, of Course

Mar 28 2019

Works of Art

Collecting plants and algae was sometimes an artistic hobby, with dried or…


By Laura Briscoe

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