A Naturalist in Western China with Vasculum, Camera and Gun - Being Some Account of Eleven Years' Travel (Paperback)

Ernest 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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture, Volume 2
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Ernest Henry Wilson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03046-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	1-108-03046-7
Barcode:	9781108030465

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