Evelyn Booth

Evelyn Mary Booth
Born(1897-10-30)30 October 1897
Annamoe,
Laragh, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died13 December 1988(1988-12-13) (aged 91)
Lucy's Wood, Bunclody,
County Wexford
NationalityIrish
Known forwriting The Flora of County Carlow
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Evelyn Mary Booth (1897–1988) was an Irish botanist, designer of the gardens at Lucy's Wood, and writer of The Flora of County Carlow. She was described as "one of Ireland's most loved and respected botanists".[1][2]

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  2. ^ Fitzgerald, R. (1990). "Evelyn Mary Booth (1897-1988)". Watsonia. 18: 238–239.