Articles related to "Joseph Dalton Hooker"
The most prominent British botanist of the 19th century, Joseph Dalton Hooker travelled to Sikkim, India and was responsible for the rhododendron craze in England.
The online resources of Kew Gardens, the RHS and the Natural History Museum offer unique examples of botanical art.
Some of the best botanical paintings of the Himalayan rhododendrons were produced in the 19th century by Walter Fitch and Joseph Hooker.
One of the greatest and most prolific botanical artists, Walter Hood Fitch was a master of plant anatomy and plant dissection.
Sweet box plant species is native to the Himalayas and has been used medicinally by indigenous people for centuries; sweet box was brought to Europe in the 19th century.
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