Report of work in 1914 in Kansu and Tibet as contained in Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society
[London: 1916]. 8vo, pp. 47-114 (i.e., 68 pages), full-page map and 4 full-page illustrations from photographs on rectos and versos of 2 plates; extracted from the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society and bound into modern gray wrappers with a printed blue label on the upper cover. Farrer (1880-1920) was an extensive traveler in Asia and a noted plant hunter. "Farrer's collecting trips are particularly interesting when viewed in the context of the global plant exchanges which occurred during British Imperial rule. During this time crops and other plants were transplanted from then-native habitats to others throughout the Empire for a variety of economic, medical and scientific reasons. At a domestic level, too, while Farrer and other plant collectors introduced new species to British gardens, sentimental colonists took with them plants, and animals, which reminded them of home" (Wikipedia). He died young while botanizing in Burma, possibly of alcohol poisoning. Item #71050
Price: $45.00
