John Veitch (horticulturist)
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John Veitch was the Scottish horticulturist who founded the Veitch dynasty who created the Exeter-based firm of Veitch Nurseries.
Image of Veitch originally published in Hortus Veitchii in 1906
Veitch Nurseries
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The Veitch Nurseries were the largest group of family-run plant nurseries in Europe during the 19th century. Started by John Veitch sometime before 1808, the original nursery grew substantially over s
John Veitch (horticulturist)
…John Veitch (; 1752–1839) was the Scottish horticulturist who founded the Veitch dynasty who created the Exeter-based firm of Veitch Nurseries. Veitch was born October 1752 in Ancrum, near Jedburgh, His parents were Thomas and Mary Veitch and his father the gardener at Ancrum House. Veitch was…
Messrs Veitch's Nepenthes house as illustrated in The Gardeners' Chronicle, 1872.
Marianne North's painting of Nepenthes northiana, showing a lower and an upper pitcher