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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. Volume 1 covers his travels from Hupeh (Hubei) to Szechuan
and into the Tibetan region before ending at Wa Wu Shan.
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.
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Travel, Exploration, And Observation In The More Remote Parts Of
The
Being Some Account Of Eleven Years' Travel, Exploration, And
Observation In The More Remote Parts Of The Flowery Kingdom.
Being Some Account Of Eleven Years' Travel, Exploration, And
Observation In The More Remote Parts Of The Flowery Kingdom.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
An Enumeration Of The Woody Plants Collected In Western China For
The Arnold Arboretum Of Harvard University During The Years 1907,
1908, And 1910.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
An Enumeration Of The Woody Plants Collected In Western China For
The Arnold Arboretum Of Harvard University During The Years 1907,
1908, And 1910.
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