Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 318, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1920 — Soldier Botanist in Macedonia. [ARTICLE]

Soldier Botanist in Macedonia.

During the occupation of Salonlca by the allies a private id the Twentyeighth division, William B. Turrlll, found opportunities to gather and dry wild flowers from Macedonia and to collect their seeds for Kew gardens, England. Being a member of the expert staff dffhe he had sufficient experience to carry out what mjust havl been, in the circumstances, a fairly difficult enterprise. Macedonia has been very little explored botanically and Mr. Turrlll’s collections' form an important addition to Q>e knowledge of its flora. One of his discoveries was a Silene which was entirely new. No less than 60 packets of seeds he managed to collect When It Is remembered that some were secured when his unit was actually under fire It will be seen they testify in no small degree to his devotldHT* ’