Description Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Countries, with an account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, etc.
Fortune (1812-80) was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller best known for stealing tea plants from China on behalf of the British East India Company..
First published in 1847, with illustrations throughout.
Description Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Countries, with an account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, etc