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Lemmon, John Gill 1832-
Botanist; born in Lima, Mich., Jan. 2, 1832; received a normal school education; engaged in teaching; entered the University of Michigan, but left it to join the 4th Michigan Cavalry, June 8, 1862; was captured in August, 1864; and became an Andersonville prisoner.
In 1866 he went to California, where he engaged in botanical exploration.
In 1880 he married Sara Allen Plummer, herself a botanist, and together they explored the Pacific coast from Mexico to British Columbia, in search of specimens.
He became a specialist in forestry, and for four years was botanist of the California State board of forestry.
He has added several kinds of trees and numerous species of plants to accepted classifications.
His publications include Recollections of rebel prisons; Ferns of the Pacific; Discovery of .the potato; Handbook of West American Cone-bearers, etc. His wife is author of Marine Algoe of the West, and Western Ferns.