Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index.
Contents
Victoria's flora -- Terra incognita -- Perils and wonders -- A floral sensation -- An international tempest -- Return to the wild -- Cultivating Kew Gardens -- His grace and his gardener -- The flowering of Chatsworth -- Golden square -- Evergreens -- Salvaging Kew Gardens -- Trading favors -- Trials and errors -- The great stove -- Reviving Kew Gardens -- Return to El Dorado -- Paxton, Inc. -- First bloom -- Nature's engineer -- Stemming the tide -- Hothouse of industry -- Empire under glass -- Victoria regia redux.
