Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum: A Brief History

by Stephen A. Harris

Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in Britain and has occupied its site in central Oxford since 1621. Conceived as a place to grow medicinal plants, born in the turmoil of civil war and nurtured during the restoration of the monarchy, the garden has, unsurprisingly, a curious past.By tracing the work and priorities of each of the garden's keepers, this book explores its importance as one of the world's oldest scientific plant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851244654
• ISBN13: 9781851244652
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Bodleian Library
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 8.6"