Biography: A Salute to Joseph Nelson Rose

Dr. Rose (1862–1928) is best known as the junior author of the great monograph, The Cactaceae, written in collaboration with Nathaniel Lord Britton

Dr. Rose (1862–1928) is best known as the junior author of the great monograph, The Cactaceae, written in collaboration with Nathaniel Lord Britton

Adanson, Michel (1727–1806)—colonial discoverer of the genus Adansonia, the Baobab tree, which is named in his honor and describer of the genus Kalanchoe, among others.