Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker is considered one of the greatest
botanists of the nineteenth century. A close friend of Charles
Darwin, he was an epic traveler, cataloging tens of thousands of
plants and lending scientific weight to the theory of natural
selection. 2017 marked both the bicentenary of his birth and 170
years since his trip to India where he sought botanical treasures
in the Himalayas. In celebration comes this facsimile edition of
Hooker's The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, carefully reproduced
from an original printing dating back to the mid-1800s. At the time
it was an unparalleled commercial success with lavish illustrations
by Walter Hood Fitch that were--and still are--considered to be
some of the finest examples of botanical illustration ever
produced. Published in three parts, this new edition brings
together all parts of the publication, along with thirty of Hood
Fitch's plates beautifully reproduced alongside Hooker's original
descriptions. A new introductory chapter by Virginia Mills and Cam
Sharp Jones from Kew's Joseph Hooker Correspondence Project
describes Hooker's time in India and the reception of the original
publication in 1849. And Ed Ikin, Head of Wakehurst Landscape and
Horticulture, describes the impact Hooker had on British gardening
and the inspiration he provided for a whole new approach to
horticulture. Together, this reproduction is a wonderful tribute to
Joseph Hooker and a beautiful new way to experience botanical
history.
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