Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Robert Fortune (1812-1880), Carolyn Blackman, "Empire of Flowers" in Australian Garden history, Vol.12 No.5 March/April 2001, C. March/April 2001
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Robert Fortune introduced 190 species of Chinese plants to Britain and the West.This article gives a brief background to some of the plants originally from China, that can be seen in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.2 pages of print in columns. The first page has three pictures of plants on the lefthand side with a floral background. The second page has a floral backround on the righthand side.Nonejohn garner, doctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, robert fortune, china, wisteria sinensis, azaleas, reeves collection, john reeves., john garner collection, gardens, ballarat