In Memoriam: Chuck Staples (1932-2025)
Staples, Chuck (1932–2025)
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Biography: Peter Bally
Bally, Dr Peter René Oscar (1895–1980)— discoverer, describer and botanical illustrator of many succulent
plant species from Africa.
Biography: Liberty Hyde Bailey
Bailey, Dr Liberty Hyde, Jr (1858–1954)—author of popular Hortus book and many scientific papers—known as the 'Dean of American Horticulture'.
Biography: Curt Backeberg
Backeberg, Curt (1894–1966)—author of
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
Biography: Michel Adanson
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.
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Succulentist – A Word Whose Time Has Come
This Article by William C. Bakewell was originally published in the Cactus & Succulent Journal, Vol 64, p.203, 1992