Thomas Andrew Knight (1759 1838) was a distinguished British naturalist and botanist who is often regarded as the father of nineteenth-century horticultural science. From 1811 to 1838 Knight was the president of the Royal Horticultural Society and his interest in structural biology, plant physiology and plant breeding is evident in this collection of papers, published in 1841. On his country estate in Herefordshire, Knight devoted his time to research and writing, and carried out experiments on plants and trees. He published papers on his theories about such physiological problems as the...
Thomas Andrew Knight (1759 1838) was a distinguished British naturalist and botanist who is often regarded as the father of nineteenth-century horticu...
