02807cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324502060014326400510034930000470040033600260044733700260047333800360049950000310053550802400056652015390080653400450234565300110239065300320240185600430243399900170247640554UtSlPG20260610133928.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQK1 aForbes, James,d1773-186110aJournal of a Horticultural Tour through Germany, Belgium, and part of France, in the Autumn of 1835 :bTo which is added, a Catalogue of the different Species of Cacteæ in the Gardens at Woburn Abbey. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-08-21  aProduced by Maria Grist and the Online Distributed
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Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http://gallica.bnf.fr)  a"Journal of a Horticultural Tour through Germany, Belgium, and part of France, in the Autumn of 1835" by James Forbes is a travelogue and horticultural account written in the early 19th century. The work documents the author’s observations and experiences during an extensive tour of various gardens and botanical collections across the three mentioned countries. The primary focus of the book is to detail the horticultural practices, plant species, and garden designs encountered during this journey, particularly emphasizing the cultivation of Cacteæ and other botanical varieties.  At the start of the journal, Forbes outlines the purpose of his expedition, which was initiated by the Duke of Bedford to expand knowledge among British gardeners by observing continental gardening techniques. The opening sections detail his journey from England to Hamburg, marked by vivid descriptions of the landscapes and towns encountered along the way. Forbes visits a variety of nurseries and botanical gardens, noting the health and variety of plants, particularly exotic species that are less common in England. His reflections touch on the differences in cultivation methods and provide insights into the state of horticultural knowledge in the various regions he explores. Overall, the beginning of the journal sets a reflective tone on the horticultural advances in Europe and prepares the reader for a detailed exploration of plant life and botanical gardens in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCactus  aBotanical gardens -- Europe40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40554  c81393d81393