Hermann Carl Gottlieb Herbst
c. 1830–1904
Botanist and nurseryman. Director of the Botanic Gardens, Rio de Janeiro. Probably established the nursery company, Herbst & Co., Rio de Janeiro. Nurseryman in Richmond, Surrey, c. 1864–84.
Source
R. Desmond 1994, Gardeners’ Magazine 47 (1904): 222.
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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