An edition of The plant hunters (1983)
The plant hunters
By Charles Lyte
Publish Date
1983
Publisher
Orbis Pub.
Language
eng
Pages
191
Description:
Biographical and botanical accounts of the most important plant hunters , beginning with John Tradescant the Elder (? - 1638) and continuing to the most recent Joseph Rock who died in 1962 . Contains lists of plants collected by each. Fascinating reading for any gardener interested in knowing where their plants originated.
subjects: Plant collectors, Biography, dangers of plant hunting, botanical characteristics, origins of plant species., Botanists
People: Tradescant, Fortune, Hooker, Ernest Henry Wilson, Joseph Rock
Places: Great Britain, Europe, Africa, China, Amazon, North America.
Times: 1600's to today.