Gardens of empire : botanical institutions of the Victorian British empire /
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| Author / Creator: | McCracken, Donal P. |
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| Imprint: | London ; Washington [D.C.] : Leicester University Press, 1997. |
| Description: | x, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Botanical gardens -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century. Botanical gardens. History. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2761973 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The growth of the empire's gardens. The jewels of Asia. Triumph in the Antipodes. Mixed success in Africa and the islands. The American patchwork
- 2. The botanic stations' experiment
- 3. The running of the imperial network
- 4. Taming the wilderness: the colonial botanic gardens
- 5. The functions of colonial botanic gardens. The economic function. The scientific function. Botanic gardens and society
- 6. The colonial curator
- App. I. Botanic gardens and stations of the British empire, pre-1902
- App. II. Botanic gardens of the United Kingdom, pre-1902
- App. III. Foreign botanic gardens, pre-1902
- App. IV. Foreign colonial botanic gardens and stations, pre-1902.
