Robert Thompson
1798–1869
Scottish gardener. Worked at the Horticultural Society of London’s Chiswick gardens, 1824–69, where he became superintendent of the fruit department.
Source
R. Desmond 1994.
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
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