Plant Hunting for Kew. During the Dutch golden age

During the Dutch golden age in 1636

Illustrated with 150 line illustrations and 80 colour photographs

Themes include the inner-city sanctuary

Patrick Taylor

natural pest control and a directory of resources

Plant Hunting for Kew. During the Dutch golden ageF. Nigel Hepper, editor. Twenty accounts, by different writers, of Kew plant hunting expeditions to remote places over a period of some thirty years or so prior to 1989. This fascinating book includes stories of collecting adventures in tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Solomon Islands, Nepal, the Middle East and China. It also provides details of the new plants found. Fine colour photographs complement the engaging text. HMSO Royal Botanic Gardens