James Forbes
Gardener and botanist
James Forbes was a British gardener and botanist.
Forbes was born in May 1773 in Bridgend, Perthshire. He was the gardener for the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey. He became a member of the Linnean Society of London in 1832. Wikipedia
Born: 1773
Died: July 6, 1861 (age 88 years)
Books: Pinetum Woburnense, Hortus woburnensis: a descriptive catalogue of upwards of six thousand ornamental plants cultivated at Woburn Abbey. With numerous illustrative plans for the erection of forcing houses, green houses &c.; and an account of their management throughout the year by James Forbes ... gardener to His Grace the Duke of Bedford, K.G., Hortus Woburnensis. A Descriptive Catalogue of ... Ornamental Plants Cultivated at Woburn Abbey. With ... Illustrative Plans, Etc, and more