Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Reginald Farrer

Born: February 17, 1880
Died: October 17, 1920 (aged 40)
Bio: Reginald John Farrer, was a traveller and plant collector. He published a number of books, although is best known for My Rock Garden.
Known for:
- My rock-garden (1907)
- In old Ceylon (1908)
- The rainbow bridge
- Alpines and bog-plants (1908)
- The Garden of Asia (1904)






