Robert Plant (1818- 1858): A Victorian plant hunter in Natal, Zululand, Mauritius and the Seychelles

In the 1850s Robert William Plant collected plants and other natural specimens in what is now KwaZulu-Natal. This one-time Englishman compiled a dictionary for gardeners before emigrating to Natal in 1850. There he worked as the agent for Samuel Stevens, the London dealer in 'curiosities of nat...

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Main Author: Donal McCracken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2011-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10057
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