Guided Tour - Walking Postscript: Revisiting Plants from the Bulletin of Popular Information
When:
Thursday, Jun 13, 2019 4:00p -
5:30p
Thursday, Jun 13, 2019 4:00p -
5:30p
Where:
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building
125 Arborway
Boston, MA 02130
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Event website:
https://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?DayPlanner=1920&DayPlannerDate=6/13/2019
Jonathan Damery, Associate Editor, Arnoldia
Location: Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building
In 1911, Charles Sprague Sargent, the founding director of the Arnold Arboretum, began writing a serialized pamphlet titled the Bulletin of Popular Information, in which he described flowering and fruiting displays at the Arboretum. Because Sargent often focused on plants newly arrived from expeditions to Asia and elsewhere, many of his descriptions provided the first horticultural comparisons between species that had never been grown in the same garden. On this tour, Damery will revisit plants mentioned throughout Sargent's sixteen years with the Bulletin, comparing the young plants in Sargent's descriptions to the venerable specimens they have become. Special consideration will be paid to plant phenology, examining whether climate change has caused the plants to flower earlier than Sargent noted.
In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209.
Free, registration requested.
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