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William Botting Hemsley (1843-1924)
Handbook of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants...
London: Longmans, Green, 1873

Hemsley was a British botanist and taxonomist. He was a contributor to the botanical report from the Challenger Expedition. Images on display here are from his Handbook of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants..., a work based on the Manuel de l'amateur des Jardins by Joseph Decaisne (1807-1882).

Beautiful depiction of Heracleum, figure 114, on page 212

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