Journal Kept by David Douglas during his Travels in North America 1823–1827

Together with a Particular Description of Thirty-Three Species of American Oaks and Eighteen Species of Pinus

By:

David Douglas

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture

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David Douglas (1799–1834), the influential Scottish botanist and plant collector, trained as a gardener before attending Perth College and Glasgow University. His genius for botany flourished and his talents came to the attention of the Royal Horticultural Society. With the society's backing he went to North America in 1823, beginning his life-long fascination with the region's flora. He discovered thousands of new species and introduced 240 of them to Britain, including the Douglas fir. Douglas continued to explore and discover plant species until his death in the Sandwich Islands (present-day Hawaii) in 1834. This remarkable journal, which remained unpublished until 1914, describes his adventures in North America during 1823–7. It also includes extracts from his journal of his explorations of Hawaii during 1833–4. The appendices include a listing of the plants Douglas introduced to Britain, and contemporary accounts of investigations into the mysterious circumstances of his death.

Release date Australia

September 29th, 2011

Author

David Douglas

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

1 Plates, black and white

Pages

380

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture

Dimensions

156x234x20

ISBN-13

9781108033770

Product ID

10831473

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