James Forbes

Born in Perthshire in 1773, he became known as a British gardener and botanist. He worked for the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey, one of the most important horticultural settings of its day, and later became a member of the Linnean Society of London.

Although not widely known today, he belongs to a period when gardening, plant collecting, and botanical study were closely linked. His career suggests a writer shaped by observation and daily practice, with knowledge built in gardens as much as in books.

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