A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a variety of the stone pine.
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Birth: | 16th September, 1812 |
Death: | 13th April, 1880 |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Profession: | Botanist |
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Robert Fortune was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller, best known for introducing tea plants from China to India. Robert Fortune was born in Britain on 16 September 1812, at Kelloe, Berwickshire.
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