Gordon is particularly noted for his work on conifers, publishing The Pinetum in 1858, followed by a Supplement in 1862 and a fully revised second edition of The Pinetum in 1875. He described many new species of conifers from specimens collected by Karl Theodor Hartweg in Mexico and California.
george, gordon, botanist, george, gordon, 1806, 1879, british, botanist, worked, london, horticultural, society, foreman, horticultural, society, gardens, chiswick, near, london, george, gordonborn1806died1879, about, known, forwork, conifers, pinetumscientifi. George Gordon 1806 1879 was a British botanist He worked for the London Horticultural Society as Foreman of the Horticultural Society Gardens at Chiswick near London George GordonBorn1806Died1879 age about 73 Known forWork on conifers The PinetumScientific careerFieldsBotanyInstitutionsLondon Horticultural SocietyAuthor abbrev botany GordonFor other people named George Gordon see George Gordon disambiguation Gordon is particularly noted for his work on conifers publishing The Pinetum in 1858 followed by a Supplement in 1862 and a fully revised second edition of The Pinetum in 1875 He described many new species of conifers from specimens collected by Karl Theodor Hartweg in Mexico and California The standard author abbreviation Gordon is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 1 References edit International Plant Names Index Gordon nbsp This article about a British botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Gordon botanist amp oldid 1094770316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
