Year: 1915
Type: book
Abstract: correct, it was but a repetition of history which led to the foundation of the monastic herb gardens in the ninth century > A. D., and the subsequent institution of botanic or herb gar- ' dens in connection with the medical faculties of the earliest European universities.We learn from Bretschneider also that the Han Emperor Wu Ti (140-86 B. C.) planted a number of rare herbaceous plants and trees brought from the southern regions in the garden of his palace and the following plants have been identified from the list enumerated: Nephelium Litchi, N. logan, Areca Catechu, the banana, Quisqualis indica, Cana- rium album, C. Pimela, Cinnamomum Cassia, Canna indica, and sweet oranges.He also despatched officers to the north- western frontiers of China, who
Author: Arthur William Hill
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W2003330259