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Hickman C. The Doctor’s Garden: Medicine, Science, and Horticulture in Britain [Internet]. New Haven (US) & London (UK): Yale University Press; 2021 Oct.

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Selected Bibliography

    Key Archives Consulted

      National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Dublin

      University of Glasgow

      Linnean Society

      University of Oxford Herbaria, Department of Plant Sciences

      Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

      Royal Society

      Royal Society of Arts

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