William Keit and the Durban Botanic Garden
William Keit was born in Saxony in 1841 and in early life travelled across Europe working in many famous nurseries and gardens. In 1872 on the recommendation of the director of Kew Gardens, Keit emigrated to Natal to become curator of the Durban Botanic Garden. So dilapidated was this garden that Ke...
Main Author: | D. P. McCracken |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1986-07-01
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Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1075 |
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