TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pakenham,Thomas
TI  - The tree hunters: how the cult of the arboretum transformed our landscape 
SN  - 1474611907
PY  - 2024///
CY  - London
PB  - Weidenfeld & Nicolson
KW  - Arboriculture
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - Plant introduction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - For centuries, English country gentlemen had collected exotic pictures for their saloons and rare books for their libraries. By the end of the 17th century, they had begun to plant nurseries. Within the space of a few years thousands of new plantations enriched the British landscape, and demand was high for the most splendid imports. So how did these extraordinary plants make their way to the forests of Britain and Ireland? In this exuberant history, Thomas Pakenham reveals the tales of adventure, discovery, rivalry and passion that created the modern British landscape
UR  - https://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/book/the-tree-hunters/
ER  -