The British Arboretum: Trees, Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

by Paul A. Elliott, Stephen Daniels, Charles Watkins

This study explores the science and culture of nineteenth-century British arboretums, or tree collections. The development of arboretums was fostered by a variety of factors, each of which is explored in detail: global trade and exploration, the popularity of collecting, the significance to the British economy and society, developments in Enlightenment science, changes in landscape gardening aesthetics and agricultural and horticultural improvement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822966204
• ISBN13: 9780822966203
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"