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 Unsung heroes who have changed our world.
The Plant Hunters were not just botanists, they were adventurers and explorers. They had to be tough to survive the conditions they faced in far-flung corners of the world. They survived shipwrecks, sieges and slavery and battled with pirates, escaped convicts and hostile natives.
They were real heroes of their time.
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Date of Birth - 1813
Fortune served an apprenticeship in the gardens of Kelloe. He took a post at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for two and a half years then left for London where he became superintendent of the indoor plant section of the Horticulture Society's garden in Chiswick. He impressed the H.S. as both gardener and botanist, and he was appointed to go to China to collect plants.
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Read more... [Robert Fortune]
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Date of Birth - c1793
Drummond took over the nursery of George Don at Doo Hillock around 1814 after Don died and his sons were too young to carry on the business. He spent 2 years in Canada as botanist with Sir John Franklin’s 2nd Arctic expedition. While in Canada Drummond had somehow received a box of Douglas’ specimens - saving many of them by changing damp papers - Douglas didn’t like the idea at first of another botanist seeing his collection - but Drummond was trustworthy and openly shared his information. While Douglas was exploring in British Columbia and California Drummond was in Texas.
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Read more... [Thomas Drummond]
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