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The Tree Hunters. NEW.Thomas Pakenham. The interesting history of how hundreds of new specimen trees from all over the temperate world found their way into British and Irish collections. From the eighteenth century onward intrepid plant hunters searched for new species of tree for enthusiastic collectors. They gathered live plant material and seed and sent it home to Britain. From there may of these new species were exported to New Zealand nurserymen. Illustrations.

the Brentwood Chapel

The tale of adventure is interspersed with the experiences of the author

a process still underway

Very good condition

are provided for each plant

Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd

literary and social history of the genus Camellia

Packed full of fine photographs of all the flowering and non flowering plants of the alpine regions as well as sections on insects

common and scientific names

their inspiration and their legacy to garden design

the history of their discovery and what is known of their behaviour

A superb account of humble New Zealand vernacular architecture