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John Tradescant


 

Two John Tradescants, father and son, were among the earliest English botanists and plantsmen, travellers, collectors and all around polymaths.

References

  • Prudence Leith-Ross, The John Tradescants: Gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen 1984. ISBN 0720606128 Sounder than its title suggests.
  • Arthur MacGregor (Editor), Tradescant's Rarities: Essays on the Foundation of the Ashmolean Museum 1983. ISBN 0198134053