LEADER 02573nam 22004812 450 001 996320176103316 005 20151005020623.0 010 $a1-139-09599-4 035 $a(CKB)3820000000009691 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000698986 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11377137 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000698986 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10642063 035 $a(PQKB)10153359 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139095990 035 $a(BIP)036051115 035 $a(PPN)261313762 035 $a(EXLCZ)993820000000009691 100 $a20110617d1906|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHortus Veitchii $eA History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons /$fJames Herbert Veitch 210 1$aPlace of publication not identified :$cpublisher not identified,$d1906. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press 215 $a1 online resource (640 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge library collection. Botany and Horticulture 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-108-03736-4 330 $aThe Veitch dynasty, originally from Scotland, owned plant nurseries in Devon and London throughout the nineteenth century. By commissioning several expeditions to search for new and exotic flora for British gardens, they were instrumental in bringing many previously unknown plants into cultivation in Britain. James Herbert Veitch (1868-1907), who became managing director of the firm, spent time in Germany and France studying the techniques of horticulture, and later travelled the world himself collecting plants for the nursery in Chelsea. This work, published in 1906, gives a detailed account of the family business and of the men that the firm sent to South America, Japan, China and India during the period 1840-1906, including distinguished plant finders such as William Lobb, his brother Thomas, who first introduced various types of orchids from India to Britain for cultivation, and Richard Pearce, who brought back tuberous begonias from South America. 410 0$aCambridge library collection.$pBotany and Horticulture. 610 $aHorticulture 610 $aPlant Introduction 610 $aScience 700 $aVeitch$b James Herbert$01074598 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996320176103316 996 $aHortus Veitchii$92579850 997 $aUNISA