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Neltje Blanchan


 

Neltje Blanchan (pseud of Nellie Blanchan (De Graff) Doubleday) (October 23, 1865 - 1918) was a United States scientific historian and nature writer who wrote books on gardening and birds. Her work is known for its synthesis of scientific interest with poetic phrasing.

Published works

  • Bird Neighbors (1897)
  • Birds That Hunt and Are Hunted
  • Nature's Garden (1900)
  • "What the Basket Means to the Indian," a chapter in Mary White's How To Make Baskets (1901)
  • Birds Every Child Should Know (1907)
  • The American Flower Garden (1909)
  • Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors (1916)
  • Wild Flowers Worth Knowing (posthumously, 1923)
  • Birds: Selected from the Writings of Neltje Blanchan (posthumously, 1930)