by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 23, 2012 | Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2012 Newsletter Fall/Winter 2012 – Volume 20, Number 2 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. This new issue has articles about a palms in Dominica and French Guiana, cycads in the Cayman Islands, and new agricultural equipment that we have...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 4, 2012 | News
Montgomery received the Horticultural Landmark Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science(ASHS) on August 4, 2012 The award recognizes some of Montgomery’s best strengths. Quoting from the ASHS: “. . . general criteria for consideration include:...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 28, 2012 | Events
This summer, the MBC Team presented Montgomery’s work at a series of local, national, and international conferences. First on the list was the Florida State Horticulture Society Annual Meeting, held in Delray Beach. Patrick Griffith was invited to speak at the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 27, 2012 | Research
A collaborative effort of three botanical gardens resulted in a very successful expedition to the Dominican Republic (DR) from July 16-26. More than 100 species of living plants were collected by the team for scientific and ornamental cultivation, ranging from palms...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 23, 2012 | Grants
The U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Montgomery Botanical Center a generous federal grant to support collections stewardship. This grant will fund research to develop a plan for managing MBC’s population-based collection of cycads, a group...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 20, 2012 | Research
Dr. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, just returned from an 11-day expedition on the island of Dominica. He has returned with preserved specimens for scientific study and over 800 seeds for the living conservation collections. Dominica is home to at least 10 species...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 21, 2012 | Publications
A new hybrid palm and a ‘hidden’ island palm – the MBC team reports two new discoveries in the latest issue of PALMS. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, has described a new hybrid species, Syagrus x mirandana. This Brazilian savanna palm is a hybrid between S....
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 1, 2012 | Grants
Montgomery was recently awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation. The grant will provide modern environmental controls for living plants to further enhance MBC’s collection for the scientific community. Quoting from the NSF’s evaluation: “This is one of the...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 15, 2012 | Research
Dr. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, just returned from a month-long botanical expedition in French Guiana, returning with many important preserved specimens and seeds for living conservation collections. Larry’s focus on this project was the acaulescent (stemless)...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 13, 2012 | Research
Montgomery scientists worked with botanists in the Cayman Islands over the past week to survey, document and collect specimens of Zamia integrifolia. As part of the Caribbean Zamia Project, leaflet samples from Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac – over 150...
