Calhounia (Q109252359)
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genus of plants
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Calhounia |
genus of plants |
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The name selected looks like "a family affair" but I hope it may seem justifiable to dedicate this plant to my wife. Though her name has never appeared in the botanical literature, she has been a practical field worker for many years. The hundreds of sets and thousands of specimens that have been distributed by me throughout the botanical world could not have been made but for her patience and industry on our scores of field trips, which often meant camp life not only for weeks but months at a time. Since to her must be given much of the credit for the quality of the specimens , not to mention the quantity, I know of no one who so fully merits this little distinction. It is, therefore, with peculiar satisfaction that I dedicate the genus to her in her maiden name of Calhoun, that through her, as a lineal descendent from John C. Calhoun, a meritorious name in American pioneer history, may be perpetuated in this pioneer Compositae shrub. The specific name is dedicated to her as the junior member of a firm established on Sept. 1, 1885 - one having as its main business the building of a home representative of the traditional American ideals. (English)
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25 November 2023
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6 March 2023