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Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town. By Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, c. 1969. Pp. xiv, 379, with a few line illustrations)
Berkeley and Berkeley have produced yet another unprecedented, authoritative work on the life of a colonial naturalist. Probably best known for his namesake plant the Gardenia (or Cape Jasmine), Dr. Alexander Garden was a correspondent of Linnaeus and a preeminent scientist who spent the bulk of his career in Charleston, South Carolina. The Berkeleys have captured the essence of his persona in the title, for although Dr. Garden has been known widely as an accomplished natural historian, his training and career was that of a medical profession. Equally appropriate is the use of the town?s colonial spelling.
Extensive research and careful attention to detail have resulted in a biography that covers nearly all aspects of Garden?s life. The inclusion of correspondence and original line illustrations lends insight to the subject?s personal opinions and professional endeavors. The authors present a thorough and comprehensive life history in chronological order from his boyhood and education in Great Britain to his acclimatization in the new colony which capitulates with his staunch loyalty to the crown during the American Revolution and subsequent exile in England. Details of his familial relations, political views, investments, career obligations, and scientific research are not lacking in any chapter of his life. Thus, a robust character evolves from the scattered evidence compiled by the authors.
Some slight difficulty may be encountered upon the birth of Garden?s son, also named Alexander. During exchanges between father and son, there appears to be a few nomenclatural inconsistencies and the reader may experience some confusion wondering weather ?Garden? is Junior or ?Alex? is Dr. Garden, but these passages are few and do not detract from the story?s progression. Otherwise, this book is well written with ever-present footnotes and an exhaustive bibliography. Appendices include a comprehensive list of biological specimens that Garden sent to his numerous correspondents and an excerpt from George Ogilvie?s ?Carolina, or The Planter? which includes a description of Garden?s plantation home Otranto which still stands today just outside of Charleston.
