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William Lobb

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William Lobb (1809 – 3 May 1864) was a Cornish plant collector, employed by Veitch Nurseries of Exeter, who was responsible for the commercial introduction to England of Araucaria araucana (the monkey-puzzle tree) from Chile and the massive Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia) from North America. [1]

34 relations: Abies concolor, Abies magnifica, Crinodendron hookerianum, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, David Burke (botanist), Desfontainia, Egloshayle, Embothrium coccineum, Eriogonum lobbii, Eschscholzia lobbii, Falmouth, Cornwall, Gunpowder, Lapageria, List of Award of Garden Merit roses, List of botanists, List of Cornish scientists, List of rose cultivars named after people, Lobb, Palicourea lobbii, Perranarworthal, Plant collecting, Rhododendron macrophyllum, Rhododendron occidentale, Ribes lobbii, Salvia lobbii, Scorrier House, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Thomas Lobb, Ugni molinae, Veitch Nurseries, Williams family of Caerhays, Burncoose and Scorrier, 1809 in science, 1853 in the United Kingdom, 1864 in science.

Abies concolor

Abies concolor, the white fir, is a coniferous tree in the pine family Pinaceae.

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Abies magnifica

Abies magnifica, the red fir or silvertip fir, is a western North American fir, native to the mountains of southwest Oregon and California in the United States.

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Crinodendron hookerianum

Crinodendron hookerianum, known as the Chilean lantern tree, is an evergreen tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae.

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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, is a cemetery located in Colma, California, a place known as the "City of the Silent".

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David Burke (botanist)

David Burke (1854 – 11 April 1897) was one of the most widely travelled plant collectors, who was sent by James Veitch & Sons to collect plants in British Guiana, Burma and Colombia.

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Desfontainia

Desfontainia is a genus of flowering plants placed currently in the family Columelliaceae, though formerly in Loganiaceae, Potaliaceae (now subsumed in Gentianaceae), or a family of its own, Desfontainiaceae.

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Egloshayle

Egloshayle (pronounced "eglos-hale"Eglosheyl – eglos meaning church and heyl meaning estuary) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Embothrium coccineum

Embothrium coccineum, commonly known as the Chilean firetree, Chilean firebush, Notro, or Ciruelillo in Spanish, is a small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Proteaceae.

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Eriogonum lobbii

Eriogonum lobbii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Lobb's buckwheat or prostrate buckwheat.

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Eschscholzia lobbii

Eschscholzia lobbii is a species of poppy known by the common name frying pans.

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Falmouth, Cornwall

Falmouth (Aberfala) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.

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Lapageria

Lapageria is a genus of flowering plants with only one known species, Lapageria rosea, commonly known as Chilean bellflower or copihue (co-pee-way Lapageria rosea is the national flower of Chile. It grows in forests in the southern part of Chile, being part of the Valdivian temperate rain forests flora.

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List of Award of Garden Merit roses

The following is a selected list of rose varieties and cultivars which currently (2017) hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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List of botanists

This is a list of botanists who have Wikipedia articles, in alphabetical order by surname.

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List of Cornish scientists

This is a list of scientists from Cornwall, a county of England, in the United Kingdom.

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List of rose cultivars named after people

Among the individuals or fictional characters who have had rose cultivars named after them are the following.

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Lobb

Lobb is a surname of English origin.

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Palicourea lobbii

Palicourea lobbii is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family.

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Perranarworthal

Perranarworthal (Peran ar Wodhel) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Plant collecting

Plant collecting is the acquisition of plant specimens for the purposes of research, cultivation, or as a hobby.

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Rhododendron macrophyllum

Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific rhododendron, California rosebay, California rhododendron, coast rhododendron or big leaf rhododendron, is a large-leaved species of Rhododendron native to the Pacific Coast of North America.

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Rhododendron occidentale

Rhododendron occidentale, the western azalea or California azalea, is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America (the other is Rhododendron albiflorum).

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Ribes lobbii

Ribes lobbii (known commonly by the names gummy gooseberry, fuchsia-flowered gooseberry or pioneer gooseberry) is a shrubby, deciduous, shade-intolerant perennial dicot found on the western coast of North America.

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Salvia lobbii

Salvia lobbii is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family that is native to Ecuador.

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Scorrier House

Scorrier House, located near the village of Scorrier, Cornwall, England, UK, is a country house and the seat of the Williams family.

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Sequoiadendron giganteum

Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia; also known as giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, Wellingtonia or simply Big Treea nickname used by John Muir) is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood) and Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood).

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Thomas Lobb

Thomas Lobb (1817–1894) was a British botanist and, along with his older brother, William Lobb, collected plants for the plant nursery Veitch.

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Ugni molinae

Ugni molinae, commonly known as Chilean guava, or strawberry myrtle, is a shrub native to Chile and adjacent regions of southern Argentina.

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Veitch Nurseries

The Veitch Nurseries were the largest group of family-run plant nurseries in Europe during the 19th century.

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Williams family of Caerhays, Burncoose and Scorrier

The Williams family of Caerhays, Burncoose and Scorrier were prominent owners of mines and smelting works for several generations during the Cornish Industrial Revolution.

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1809 in science

The year 1809 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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1853 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1853 in the United Kingdom.

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1864 in science

The year 1864 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lobb

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