Dr Nathaniel ward http://www.plantexplorers.com/explorers/biographies/ward/nathaniel bagshaw-ward. htm
Dr Nathaniel Ward http://www.plantexplorers.com/explorers/biographies/ward/nathanielbagshaw-ward.htm
Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward(1791-1868) For an individual who influenced the modern world so greatly, surprisingly little is know about Dr. Nathaniel Wa ard Born in london, Ward developed an early interest in the natural world, despite his urban surroundings. It is believed he was sent to jamaica when he was thirteen where he may have developed his interest in tropical foliage. He practised as a physician in the east end of London(some records suggest that he was a surgeon )and pursued his interests in botany and entomology in his spare time and when on vacation in Cobham, Kent
Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791-1868) For an individual who influenced the modern world so greatly, surprisingly little is know about Dr. Nathaniel Ward. Born in London, Ward developed an early interest in the natural world, despite his urban surroundings. It is believed he was sent to Jamaica when he was thirteen, where he may have developed his interest in tropical foliage. He practised as a physician in the East End of London (some records suggest that he was a surgeon) and pursued his interests in botany and entomology in his spare time, and when on vacation in Cobham, Kent
TThe Wardian case
The Wardian case
Robert Fortune(1812-1880 represented the Horticultural Society of London(now the Royal Horticultural Society )as a cof effor n China shortly after the Treaty of Nanjing hadhbrought the Opium War lose yhrough his use of the wardian frame was able to introduce ma own Chinese garden plants i in Europe and North america
Robert Fortune (1812-1880) represented the Horticultural Society of London (now the Royal Horticultural Society) as a collector in China shortly after the Treaty of Nanjing had brought the Opium War to a close. Through his use of the Wardian case, Fortune was able to introduce many of the best-known Chinese garden plants into cultivation in Europe and North America
Pere Paul Guillaume Farges (1844-1912) French missionary and naturalist. Born at Monclar-de-Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne. He was sent to China in 1867 and remained stationed in north-east Sichuan until 1903. Although he had always nurtured an interest in the local flora and fauna it was not until 1892 that he started to collect herbarium specimens in earnest. during the eieven years before he moved south o Ehong ing, collected and preserved over 4,voU specimens
Père Paul Guillaume Farges (1844 - 1912) French missionary and naturalist. Born at Monclar-de-Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne. He was sent to China in 1867 and remained stationed in north-east Sichuan until 1903. Although he had always nurtured an interest in the local flora and fauna, it was not until 1892 that he started to collect herbarium specimens in earnest. During the eleven years before he moved south to Chongqing, he collected and preserved over 4,000 specimens