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Excerpt from Plantae Wilsonianae, Vol. 1: An Enumeration of the Woody Plants Collected in Western China for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University During the Years 1907, 1908, and 1910, by E. H. Wilson It was evident, however, that from no other part of the world could so many new plants suitable to adorn the parks and gardens of temperate climates be found as in western China; and in 1897 I advised the late James H. Veitch, at that time the Managing Director of the well-known nursery firm of James H. Veitch Sons, of London, to send a collector to Hupeh to collect the seeds of Henry's interesting discoveries, and to make additional Observations on the flora of that region. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.