Hortus veitchii: a history of the rise and progress of the nurseries of messrs james veitch and sons
Auteur :
Veitch, James Herbert
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108037365
Date de publication :
9 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
24,4 x 17,0 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
1010 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This 1906 work is an account of the Veitch dynasty, who ran plant nurseries in Devon and London during the nineteenth century. They commissioned several expeditions to search for new and exotic flora for British gardens, they were instrumental in bringing many previously unknown plants into cultivation in Britain.