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Plant Life on Banks Peninsula. NEW.Hugh D. Wilson. Details the interesting past and present of Banks Peninsula plant life and describes its great diversity. Beautifully illustrated with the authors botanical drawings in colour, and with photographs and maps. This publication is the culmination of 30 years of work. A New Zealand botanical classic. A large heavy book. Manuka Press, Cromwell, 2013. ISBN 9780958329965 Hardback with printed boards. 410 pages. NEW. Fine condition.

He was a friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin to whom he sent scientific data and his theories on plant distribution

Pages 643 to 1388

with an informative text describing the origin and history of the orchid on the page opposite

was the leading expert in the field

There are botanical notes for each species with the scientific name and the vernacular Maori and English names where they exist

Biography of a most interesting early Canterbury run holder

introduction of exotic species is a process well documented in New Zealand

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide

This is the first published biography of a great adventurer

The influence of Victorian gardens is still with us and this book gives a history of how this happened

It features informative text and some remarkable historical botanical art from the museum collection alongside modern botanical art from the acclaimed collection of Shirley Sherwood

alpine cushion plants

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