Lela Viola Barton Explained

Lela Viola Barton (1901 - 1967) was an American botanist who specialized in seed germination and storage.[1]

Early life

Lela Barton was born in Farmington, Washington County, Arkansas, on 14 November 1901, the third of five children born to Gaston Reuben and Mary Fannie (née Miller) Barton.[2]

Career

Barton worked at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Yonkers, in New York City, specializing in seeds.[1]

Death

Barton died aged 66 at Tucson, Arizona, on 31 July 1967; she was buried at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Arkansas. She never married.[3]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. kiki.huh.harvard.edu.
  2. Web site: Lela Viola Barton 1901-1967 - Ancestry.
  3. Web site: Lela Viola Barton (1901-1967) - Find A Grave.... www.findagrave.com.