Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Charles Edwin Bessey
Born: May 1, 1845
Died: February 25, 1915 (aged 69)
Bio: Charles Edwin Bessey was an American botanist.
Known for:
- Botany for High Schools and Colleges (1880)
- The Essentials of Botany (1884)