Michael A. Spencer Henry Nehrling Collection on 1894-1997

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Michael A. Spencer Henry Nehrling Collection on 1894-1997

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Henry Nehrling was a horticulturist famous for his gardens in Gotha and Naples, Florida. These materials were collected by Michael Spencer because of his interest in botany and his links with Central Florida. Of particular interest are Nehrling's notebooks, correspondence, photographs and plant labels. The collection also contains a few materials, which belonged to Mr. Spencer concerning the attempts to save Nehrling's Palm Cottage Gardens.

1 Box; 0.5 linear feet

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Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries,

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Spencer, Michael A.

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Julian Nally was born in 1903; his father was Edward Julian Nally who became the president of RCA. Julian graduated from Princeton University and in 1932, he purchased the former Nehrling property known as Palm Cottage Gardens. There, he and his wife Margaret continued Nehrling's work growing bromeliads. He hybridized a bromeliad which he named Aechmea Maginali after his wife. Nally was a charter member of the Bromeliad Society, Inc. and served on the Board of Directors from 1951 th...

Charles W. Codwise

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Nehrling, Henry, 1853-1929

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Ornithologist, horticulturist. Henry Nehrling was born on May 9, 1853 in Herman, Wisconsin. He developed an interest in nature during hikes to and from school. In 1890 he became Custodian of the Public Museum in Milwaukee where he collected plant specimens for their greenhouse. Nehrling then developed a garden in Gotha, Florida, where he purchased land in 1884. He grew, hybridized and popularized many exotic plants for the general public. Caladiums, palms, bamboo and ama...

Baker, Mary Francis, 1876-1941

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