Record #:

8430

Author(s):

Troyer, James R.

Abstract:

George Vanderbilt had a curiosity about nature, and he financially supported extensive botanical activities at his Biltmore estate near Asheville. Five individuals were involved in the botanical work: Chauncy Delos Beadle, Frank Ellis Boynton, Francis Marian Crayton, Charles Lawrence Boynton, and Thomas Grant Harbison. The estate had widespread plant collections, a large herbarium, and a journal, Biltmore Botanical Studies. The botanical work was discontinued after a few years, but it made a significant contribution to the knowledge of the flora of the southeastern United States.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 122 Issue 4, Winter 2006, p135-141, bibl

Subject(s):

Vanderbilt, George Washington II, 1862-1914; Botany--Research