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Bidwill of the Bunya‐Bunya
Author(s) -
Mabberley David J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8748.00286
Subject(s) - ornamental plant , araucaria , geography , art history , art , botany , forestry , biology
The work of John Bidwill, first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, is discussed with particular reference to his connections with William and Joseph Hooker, notably his early collecting in New Zealand and the living plants sent to and from Kew – especially Araucaria bidwillii – and his pioneering hybridising of ornamental plants.