Robert Fortune - There are about a dozen of th...

There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.

Robert Fortune

Scottish Scientist

Born: Sep 16, 1812

Died: Apr 13, 1880

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