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Flower Hunters.Mary Gribbin & John Gribbin. The story of eleven flower hunters, both men and women, who travelled to every corner of the world in search of new and exotic plants. They were the founders of the new science of botany and their lasting legacy is the plants in our gardens. Includes Joseph Banks, Marianne North and Joseph Hooker all of whom visited New Zealand. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2008. ISBN 9780192807182 Hardback with dust jacket. 332

The story is complemented by the fine modern photographs of Caroline Arber

Nice clean copy in slightly chipped dust jacket

They are once again being worked as they were a century ago as this book describes

Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd

An extremely interesting account of the four billion year history of life in Australia and New Zealand showing how environmental change has been the driving force of evolution and how extinction occurs

Ewan Fordyce

of which the majority are bees

The most recent new species discovered in the wild appear alongside the latest species and cultivars to be introduced

The extensive and varied experience of the author enables him to advise on species suitable for a wide variety of soil types and growing conditions

Royal Horticultural Society

This book is his reflections on the place and meaning of gardening in his life

Keith Smith

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