Clapton Nursery
The Clapton Nursery also known as Mackay's Clapton Nursery and later Low's Clapton Nursery was a
Upper Clapton, London, and noted for its introductions of Australian and South American plants into cultivation.[1]
The nursery
horticulturalist who commenced work at the nursery after arriving in London in about 1823.[1] His son, Hugh, also became involved with the nursery.[3]
The nursery corresponded with
Sir William Hooker and supplied the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew with seed and cuttings.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Desmond, Ray. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists.
- ^ Loudon, John Claudius (1827). "Garden Libraries". The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement. 1: 243–245.
- ^ a b c Low, Hugh (April 1990). "Sarawak:Notes during a residence in that country with H.H The Rajah Brooke" (PDF). Borneo Research Bulletin. 20 (1).
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