Product Description

Presents the history of the world's greatest botanic gardens. This book covers Kew's history over two centuries - from its origin, pivotal roles in collecting, classifying and identifying the world's plants, the commercial crops it gave to the British Empire, to being one of the world's renowned institution at the cutting edge of plant science.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #776117 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 4.15 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 480 pages

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About the Author
Ray Desmond was Chief Librarian and Archivist at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and subsequently a Deputy Keeper in the British Library. He is a Vice-President and former Chairman of the Garden History Society and former President of the Society for the History of Natural History which awarded him their Founders Medal. His books on the history of botany and horticulture include Bibliography of British Gardens (1984), A Celebration of Flowers (1987), Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists (1994) and Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker(1999).