John Lindley 1799-1865. Gardener, Botanist and Pioneer Orchidologist.

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John Lindley 1799-1865. Gardener, Botanist and Pioneer Orchidologist.Edited by William Stearn. An interesting and well illustrated account of a most eminent horticulturalist. John Lindley was a Professor of Botany and an accomplished botanical artist and writer. He was a diligent secretary of the Horticultural Society of London (now the Royal Horticultural Society) for many years, and his collection of books formed the basis of the modern RHS Lindley Library. He was instrumental in saving the Royal Botanic Garden at

The story is complemented by the fine modern photographs of Caroline Arber

Audrey Eagle

The story begins billions of years ago with simple single cell organisms and proceeds to the explosion of life in the seas and then its beginnings and development on land until now

ISBN 047400015X

Danny Schuster

The first account of the distinctive features of New Zealand native plants since Cockayne’s New Zealand Plants and their Story of 1910

Now of much historical interest

Penguin Group NZ

Revised edition

The bold foliage of palms was combined with cut leaved sumach and NZ flax

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