2nd Edition

Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers

Edited By Ray Desmond Copyright 1994
866 Pages
by CRC Press

900 Pages
by CRC Press

Over the past four centuries botanists and gardeners in the British Isles have gathered, maintained and propagated many varying species of plants. Their work has been documented in innumerable books and articles which are often difficult to trace. The Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists represents a time-saving reference source for those who wish to discover more about... Read more
Preface -- Preface to 1977 edition -- Historical introduction by William T. Stearn -- Bibliography of Works Consulted -- Books -- Periodicals -- Abbreviations -- Biographical Entries -- Subject Index -- Professions, etc. -- Plants -- Countries, etc.

Biography

Ray Desmond was formerly Chief Librarian and Archivist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London and Deputy Keeper of the India Office Library and Records. He is also a former Chairman of the Garden History Society and past President of the Society for the History of Natural History. Christine Ellwood is Science Librarian at the J B Morrell Library at the University of York.