Wilson was employed by Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum to travel the world seeking rare plants. This is his autobiographical description of his finds and adventures, an important botanical work of Wilson's travels (and those of his predecessors) through Asia, Africa, Australia, and The Tropics.

Wilson was employed by Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum to travel the world seeking rare plants. This is his autobiographical description of his finds and adventures, an important botanical work of Wilson's travels (and those of his predecessors) through Asia, Africa, Australia, and The Tropics.

Ernest Henry Wilson (1876 1930) was introduced to China in 1899 when, as a promising young botanist, he was sent there by horticulturalist Henry Veitch (1840 1924) to collect the seed of the handkerchief tree, Davidia involucrata, for propagation in Britain. Subsequent trips saw Wilson bringing back hundreds of seed samples and plant collections, introducing many Chinese plants to Europe and North America. He wrote extensively about his travels in China: this two-volume work was published in 1913. Although much of the text is concerned with plant life, Wilson also gives a great deal of...

Ernest Henry Wilson (1876 1930) was introduced to China in 1899 when, as a promising young botanist, he was sent there by horticulturalist Henry Veitch (1840 1924) to collect the seed of the handkerchief tree, Davidia involucrata, for propagation in Britain. Subsequent trips saw Wilson bringing back hundreds of seed samples and plant collections, introducing many Chinese plants to Europe and North America. He wrote extensively about his travels in China: this two-volume work was published in 1913. Although much of the text is concerned with plant life, Wilson also gives a great deal of...