Kew Gardens: Or, a Popular Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew

by William Jackson Hooker

Book Overview

The eminent British botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) expanded and developed the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew into a world-leading centre of research and conservation. Appointed its first full-time director in 1841, Hooker came to Kew following a highly successful period in the chair of botany at Glasgow University. He quickly began to extend the gardens, arranging for the building of the now famous Palm House and establishing the Museum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108065457
• ISBN13: 9781108065450
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"