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9780706377538

The Plant Hunters: Two Hundred Years of Adventure and Discovery Around the World

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  • ISBN13:

    9780706377538

  • ISBN10:

    0706377532

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-03-01
  • Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Summary

It is only because of the courage, bravery, and passion of some of history's most daring explorers that today's gardens are filled with such a beautiful and diverse array of plants. The nine plant hunters featured in this fascinating adventure-filled volume, including Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Joseph Hooker (1817-1911), and George Forrest (1873-1922), dedicated their lives to increasing the understanding of botany and horticulture. Among them they collected tens of thousands of new species over a period of two hundred years. Look in any garden and you will see the legacy of the plant hunters.

Table of Contents

Authors' Acknowledgements 7(2)
Introduction 9(4)
1. Endeavour and Expansion: Sir Joseph Banks
13(26)
2. To the Fairest Cape: Francis Masson
39(16)
3. A Walk on the Wild Side: David Douglas
55(24)
4. On Top of the World: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
79(26)
5. Fortune Favours the Brave: Robert Fortune
105(26)
6. Brothers in the Nursery: The Lobbs and the Veitch Dynasty
131(24)
7. Chinese Puzzle: Ernest Wilson
155(22)
8. A Forrest of Rhododendrons: George Forrest
177(22)
9. Kingdom of the Blue Poppy: Frank Kingdom-Ward
199(19)
Bibliography 218(2)
Illustration Acknowledgements 220(1)
Index 221

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