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Born February 5, 1799 • England
Died November 1, 1865 (aged 66) • London • England
Notable Works “The Vegetable Kingdom” • “Theory and Practice of Horticulture”
Subjects Of Study plant • natural system • taxonomy

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John Lindley, engraving, 1865, after a photograph
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