While Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States, Bok was sitting one evening talking with him, when suddenly Mr. Roosevelt turned to him and said with his usual emphasis: “Bok, […]
In December, the Rare Plant Conservation Program began work to collected seeds of a rare species that has not yet been represented in the National Collection. Highlands goldenaster, Chrysopsis highlandsensis,
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When the virile figure of Theodore Roosevelt swung down the national highway, Bok was one of thousands of young men who felt strongly the attraction of his personality. Colonel Roosevelt was
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Edward Bok now turned his attention to those influences of a more public nature which he felt could contribute to elevate the standard of public taste. He was surprised, on talking
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Edward Bok shares fond memories of his time spent with Rudyard Kipling in Chapter 20 of his book The Americanization of Edward Bok. After reading this chapter, Sam Russell, Library
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The influence of his grandfather and the injunction of his grandmother to her sons that each “should make the world a better or a more beautiful place to live in” now
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Recently, the Rare Plant Conservation Program (RPCP) performed annual fall demographic monitoring for several species, including Lakela’s Mint, Savannas Mint, Clasping warea, and Carter’s mustard. This monitoring takes place during
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In November, the Rare Plant Conservation Program visited the new population of Florida goldenaster, Chrysopsis floridana, which was introduced into protected lands in Bartow in July. Funded by a grant
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With the hitherto unreached magazine circulation of a million copies a month in sight, Edward Bok decided to give a broader scope to the periodical. He was determined to lay under
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