The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search of extraordinary plants from the middle of the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century, and helped establish the new science of botany. For these adventurers, the search for new, undiscovered plant specimens was something worth risking - and often losing - their lives for. From the Douglas-fir and the monkey puzzle tree, to exotic orchids and azaleas, many of the plants that are now so familiar to us were found in distant regions of the globe, often in wild and unexplored country, in impenetrable jungle, and in the face of hunger, disease, and hostile locals. It was specimens like these, smuggled home by the flower hunters, that helped build the great botanical collections, and lay the foundations for the revolution in our understanding of the natural world that was to follow. Here, the adventures of eleven such explorers are brought to life, describing not only their extraordinary daring and dedication, but also the lasting impact of their discoveries both on science, and on the landscapes and gardens that we see today.
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注：看完道格拉斯那一章，觉得他真凄惨。随手所写，可能不反映该书全貌。 在Mary Gribbin与John Gribbin的2008年新书《Flower Hunters》中，他们如此评价戴维，“他是最伟大的苏格兰植物探险家，常涉无人之地，仅靠双脚、马背或舟楫，探索之旅就长达1.2万英里。有超过两百种...
評分注：看完道格拉斯那一章，觉得他真凄惨。随手所写，可能不反映该书全貌。 在Mary Gribbin与John Gribbin的2008年新书《Flower Hunters》中，他们如此评价戴维，“他是最伟大的苏格兰植物探险家，常涉无人之地，仅靠双脚、马背或舟楫，探索之旅就长达1.2万英里。有超过两百种...
評分注：看完道格拉斯那一章，觉得他真凄惨。随手所写，可能不反映该书全貌。 在Mary Gribbin与John Gribbin的2008年新书《Flower Hunters》中，他们如此评价戴维，“他是最伟大的苏格兰植物探险家，常涉无人之地，仅靠双脚、马背或舟楫，探索之旅就长达1.2万英里。有超过两百种...
評分注：看完道格拉斯那一章，觉得他真凄惨。随手所写，可能不反映该书全貌。 在Mary Gribbin与John Gribbin的2008年新书《Flower Hunters》中，他们如此评价戴维，“他是最伟大的苏格兰植物探险家，常涉无人之地，仅靠双脚、马背或舟楫，探索之旅就长达1.2万英里。有超过两百种...
評分注：看完道格拉斯那一章，觉得他真凄惨。随手所写，可能不反映该书全貌。 在Mary Gribbin与John Gribbin的2008年新书《Flower Hunters》中，他们如此评价戴维，“他是最伟大的苏格兰植物探险家，常涉无人之地，仅靠双脚、马背或舟楫，探索之旅就长达1.2万英里。有超过两百种...
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