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Comments
from Mr. PGC: Throughout
history, many people have made lasting contributions to the
world of plants. In these pages, we hope to pay tribute to
some of them. Our concentration will be primarily on those
who have introduced plants to the gardening world, those who
have helped spread the word about gardening and those who
have made significant contributions to landscaping and
landscaping design around the world.
This list will be constantly growing as we add
new names. If you have someone who you think should be on
the list, please send us an
Email.
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 Best known for his Taylor’s Garden Encyclopedia which was
originally published in the mid-1930’s, he was the botanical
editor for Webster’s New International Dictionary (ca
1945) and the American Heritage Dictionary (ca 1960).
Taylor was born in Hereford, England in 1883 and came to America
in 1889.
As
a museum assistant at The New York Botanical Garden, he
accompanied various plant collectors on expeditions around the
world. During the beginning years of the Brooklyn Botanical
Garden, Taylor was Curator of Plants and helped lay out the
grounds of the facility. During this time, he was named editor
of the Journal of the International Garden Club. His
publisher, Houghton-Mifflin, continues to issue a series of
books under the name Taylor’s Guides.
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 Thomas was a gardener, botanist, author and
illustrator as well as a noted nurseryman in Berkshire and
Hampshire, England. He was a long time garden advisor to the
National Trust.
Plants associated with his name include
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas', Rhododendron
'Graham Thomas', and Eryngium bourgattii Graham Stuart
Thomas's selection.
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 Former
host of "The Victory Garden" on public television for 12 years
from 1979 to 1991. Died at the age of 74 of the affects of
Alzheimer's disease on October 2, 2003.
He and his wife Betty ran Thomson's Nursery and Garden Center in
Danvers, Massachusetts from 1954 to 1988. Thomson wrote a garden
column for the Boston Herald and was a well-known gardening
radio personality for three decades before he was tapped to host
"The Victory Garden," television show. Bob hosted the show on
WGBH in Boston for 12 years.
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  A
student of Linnaeus,
he was a medical doctor and plant explorer, Thunberg explored parts of
Africa and Asia for new plants to bring back to Europe. He wrote the classic book, 'Flora Japonica'.
He studied many ornamentals and as early as 1784 noted how the
Japanese admired double and variegated daylilies. He is credited
with introducing Rosa rugosa from Japan to Europe.
Thunberg visited
Japan in 1775 and sent herbarium specimens back to Sweden
which included the first Hosta plants which were H. 'Lancifolia'
and 'Undulata'.
Plants associated with his name include the genus, Thunbergia,
and species such as Berberis thunbergii, Fritillaria
thunbergii, Allium thunbergii, Astilbe thunbergii, Lespedeza
thunbergii, Hemerocallis thunbergii, Spiraea thunbergii,
Thunbergia alata and Pinus
thunbergiana.
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 American botanist whose
name is associated with the genus, Torreya, which a
genus of pines including about six species. The California
nutmeg, Torreya californica, is named for him.
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 The Tradescants were an East Anglian
family of Dutch origin. The father's name is chiefly associated
with the village of Hatfield, and he ventured abroad to buy
fruit trees. His name is
particularly connected with Tradescant's Cherry which is shown
in the collection of paintings of fruits known as 'Tradescant's
Orchard, located in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.
The father and son are both honored
by the specific epithet of tradescantii and the
genus,
Tradescantia (Spiderwort). Plants with this
in their name include: Symphyotrichum tradescantii, Aster
tradescantii, Tradescantia ohiensis, Tradescantia virginiana,
Tradescantia fluminensis, Tradescantia x andersoniana,
and Tradescantia paludosa.
Plants that they introduced into
Europe include Pistacia terebinthus (turpentine tree),
Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree), Acer rubrum
(red maple) and Taxodicum distichum (swamp cypress).
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 In 1812, the Austrian botanist
and artist, Trattinick,
named the genus,
Hosta, in honor of his countryman and botanist,
Nicholas
Thomas Host.
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