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Lela Viola Barton (1901–1967) was an American botanist who specialized in seed germination and storage.

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.

Career

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

Death

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

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