Book ID: 26113
Sargent, Charles Sprague
Plantae Wilsoniae. 3 volumes. 1913 - 1917. (Reprint). 1938 p. Hardcover.
The extraordinary achievements of E.H.Wilson in tapping China's vastwealth of plant material are summed up in this 3 volume compilation.His two expeditions to China for the Arnold Arboretum resulted in thecollection of several thousand trees, shrubs, and other plants ofhorticultural value, many of them new to cultivation and probablyrepresenting the most significant achievement of any plant explorer.Printed in a limited edition, this record of Wilson's collection has long been out of print.