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Foley, Daniel J.

The Flowering World of "Chinese" Wilson

1969

42.30 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1969
Place of printing
London. The Macmillan Company
Author
Foley, Daniel J.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia Plant Hunting China
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21 x 16 cm]; xv, 334 pp, frontis, plates from photos, bibliography, index. original 2 color, pictorial cloth with gilt lettering on spine, dj (price clipped, spine lightly faded), else a fine, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ernest Henry Wilson was one of the greatest plant hunters of his time, collected and introduced thousands of plants including lilies, rhododendrons, cherries, primroses, trees, etc based on his expeditions in China and Japan. We now take many of these plants for granted in our landscape. He later became the director of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. Foley provides a good biography, well-illustrated and with selections from Wilson's many books.