Description
| Product ID: | 9780750936385 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Apothecaries' Garden |
| Subtitle: | A History of the Chelsea Physic Garden |
| Authors: | Author: Sue Minter |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | History: specific events and topics, History: specific events & topics, Botany and plant sciences, Commercial horticulture, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), Botany & plant sciences, Horticulture, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), London, Greater London |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Founded in 1673 by the Society of Apothecaries, the Chelsea Physic Garden led the world for over 300 years in the research and classification of new plants. Sue Minter examines its history and many notable achievements. In the heart of London, beside the Thames not far from the site of the world famous flower show, there is another magical garden. It has been there for over three hundred years and is now the calmest corner, and the most valuable four acres of freehold, in fashionable SW3. It has been the scene of some of the most important developments in the history of horticulture, medicine and twentieth-century agriculture. This book tells its fascinating story. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-09-30 |
