The Tree Hunters: How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our Landscape by Thomas Pakenham

The Tree Hunters: How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our Landscape

Thomas Pakenham

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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 planta...

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