Wisley, The Garden of the Royal Horticultural Society

摘要

The Royal Horticultural Society, founded in 1804 at Hatchard's Bookshop, London, as The Horticultural Society, was from its inception and remains to this day the world headquarters of horticulture. Some two decades after its establishment, in the year1825, the light of the botanical world shone most brilliantly upon the Society when it sponsored the expedition of David Douglas to explore and mine the treasures lurking in the plants of western North America. Douglas became the most renowned plant explorer of his time; his exploits were legendary. Years elapsed, with the Society building upon its rich heritage. Then, in 1899, after the work of Gregor Mendel surfaced, a conference of the RHS examined and embraced his efforts in launching the science of genetics.