Saturday, March 15, 2014

Ponderosa!

I've become enamored of Dr. C's mention that we could use real ponderosa to represent Amos Beardsley Jr.  I found these in our very own charming arboretum on campus, using the arboretum index and map.  Now that I can ID the tree, I will be on the lookout for others around campus.

Beware, the ponderosa cone comes equipped with spikes.  So does the similar-looking Jeffrey pine cone, but those spikes point harmlessly downward.  The classic mnemonic is "gentle Jeffrey, prickly Ponderosa."




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  1. Museum AnthropologistMarch 15, 2014 at 3:45 PM

    Junior. Named after Amos Beardsley, Jr. (not Sr.-- I know; hard to unlearn once it's filed away in the brain). Look at this (I hope the URL Holds).
    http://books.google.com/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&lpg=PA58&ots=9Fv2cKg7O5&dq=Amos%20F%20Beardsley%20botanist&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q=Amos%20F%20Beardsley%20botanist&f=false

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  2. SeyaMarch 15, 2014 at 5:06 PM

    Thank you, I've corrected the entry. I really ought to know better by now, considering my admiration of the Amoses...Amosi...Amoseaux, or however one pluralizes "Amos".

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