{"product_id":"hortus-veitchii-a-history-of-the-rise-and-progress-of-the-nurseries-of-messrs-james-veitch-and-sons-paperback-9781108037365","title":"Hortus Veitchii; A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108037365","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHortus Veitchii\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1906 work is an account of the Veitch dynasty, who brought many previously unknown plants into cultivation in Britain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Herbert Veitch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108037365, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e640 pages, 50 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 3.3 cm, 1.01 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\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Family tree\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of references\u003cbr\u003e List of travellers\u003cbr\u003e Lives of travellers\u003cbr\u003e List of hybridists\u003cbr\u003e Lives of hybridists\u003cbr\u003e Orchid species\u003cbr\u003e Orchid hybrids\u003cbr\u003e Stove and greenhouse plants\u003cbr\u003e Insectivorus plants\u003cbr\u003e Exotic ferns\u003cbr\u003e Coniferous trees\u003cbr\u003e Trees and shrubs - deciduous and climbing plants\u003cbr\u003e Trees and shurbs - evergreen and climbing plants\u003cbr\u003e Herbaceous plants\u003cbr\u003e Bulbous plants\u003cbr\u003e Begonias\u003cbr\u003e Hippeastrums\u003cbr\u003e Orchid hybridization\u003cbr\u003e Nepenthes\u003cbr\u003e Greenhouse rhododendrons\u003cbr\u003e Streptocarpus\u003cbr\u003e Fruits\u003cbr\u003e Vegetables\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":46005643182360,"sku":"9781108037365","price":47.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108037365i_da6b1c90-f08e-4e2a-a4f5-96cd103dc734.jpg?v=1696743748","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hortus-veitchii-a-history-of-the-rise-and-progress-of-the-nurseries-of-messrs-james-veitch-and-sons-paperback-9781108037365","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}