July 8, 2022 John Berkenhout, William Herschel, Mrs. F. E. Griggs, Monty Don, Peonies by Jane Eastoe, and Anna Quindlen

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1726 Birth of John Berkenhout, English physician, naturalist, and writer.

While studying at Edinburgh, John published a botanical lexicon reference.

In it, he wrote,

Those who wish to remain ignorant of the Latin language have no business with the study of Botany.

1822 On this day, Caroline Herschel wrote in her diary about her brother, William Herschel, the German-English astronomer and composer.

Caroline…