Wow! A treasure-trove of Marina’s digital editions of The Amateurs’ Digest and Supplements landed in my email inbox on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 by surprise.
Month: April 2023
Nelson, Cook, Bligh and Albuca nelsonii by Chuck Staples for The Amateurs’ Digest in Vol. 25, No. 1
Born in London, England in the 1740s, David Nelson became a seaman and gardener-botanist. Not much is known about his early life. However, after having a small amount of botanical training and instruction by Joseph Banks (1743–1820) and William Aiton (1731–1793) before embarking on the HMS Resolution in 1776 with James Cook (1728–1779) as its commander, David Nelson became the botanical collector on this voyage.
Nikolai Michailowicz Przewalski (1839–1888) by Chuck Staples For the Amateurs’ Digest in Vol. 25, No. 2
Nikolai Michailowicz Przewalski (1839–1888) was an important geographer and explorer in central areas of Asia at various times from 1867 to 1886 and was immortalized by discovering a Sedum and a wild horse, both named in his honor.