{"product_id":"a-naturalist-in-western-china-with-vasculum-camera-and-gun-being-some-account-of-eleven-years-travel-paperback-9781108030465","title":"A Naturalist in Western China with Vasculum, Camera and Gun; Being Some Account of Eleven Years' Travel (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108030465","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Naturalist in Western China with Vasculum, Camera and Gun\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing Some Account of Eleven Years' Travel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed account of a journey through Western China by a plant collector who spent much of his career there.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnest Henry Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108030465, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 44 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eErnest Henry Wilson (1876–1930) was introduced to China in 1899 when, as a promising young botanist, he was sent there by horticulturalist Henry Veitch (1840–1924) to collect the seed of the handkerchief tree, Davidia involucrata, for propagation in Britain. Subsequent trips saw Wilson bringing back hundreds of seed samples and plant collections, introducing many Chinese plants to Europe and North America. He wrote extensively about his travels in China: this two-volume work was published in 1913. Although much of the text is concerned with plant life, Wilson also gives a great deal of attention to the wider landscape around him. In addition, Wilson took a camera, and these volumes contain photographs of parts of China rarely seen by Europeans in the early twentieth century. In Volume 2 Wilson examines how people in western China use their plants in medicine and agriculture, including the important tea industry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The flora of Western China – a brief account of the richest temperate flora in the world\u003cbr\u003e 2. The principal timber trees\u003cbr\u003e 3. Fruits, wild and cultivated\u003cbr\u003e 4. Chinese materia medica\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gardens and gardening – favourite flowers cultivated by the Chinese\u003cbr\u003e 6. Agriculture – the principal food-stuff crops\u003cbr\u003e 7. The more important plant products – wild and cultivated trees of economic importance\u003cbr\u003e 8. The more important plant products – cultivated shrubs and herbs of economic value\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tea and 'tea-yielding' plants – the tea industry for the Thibetan markets\u003cbr\u003e 10. Insect white-wax\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sport in Western China – pheasants and other game birds\u003cbr\u003e 12. Sport in Western China – wild-fowl shooting on the Ya River\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sport in Western China – ruminant and other game animals\u003cbr\u003e 14. Sport in Western China – carnivorous and other animals, including monkeys\u003cbr\u003e 15. Western China – minerals and mineral wealth\u003cbr\u003e 16. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266022134040,"sku":"9781108030465","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108030465i.jpg?v=1694873604","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-naturalist-in-western-china-with-vasculum-camera-and-gun-being-some-account-of-eleven-years-travel-paperback-9781108030465","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}