Julia F. Morton was Research Professor of Biology and Director of the Morton Collectanea at University of Miami, a research and information center devoted to economic botany. She was an internationally recognized authority on economic plants, particularly ornamental, edible, medicinal and toxic species. She was the author of 10 books and co-author of or contributor to 12 others; she wrote 94 scientific papers and co-authored 27 others.
John Moultrie was a Lieutenant Governor of East Florida from 1771 to 1774 during British rule. He was a highly regarded planter from the Carolinas, known for producing some of the best indigo in Carolina. Moultrie brought many experienced slaves to Florida for the growing of indigo and rice as well as corn, beans and potatoes. Following the Revolutionary War and the loss of Florida by the British, Moultrie left for England and died in 1798.
