Joseph Knight
b. c. 1777 d. 1855
Gardener and nurseryman. Gardener to George Hibbert, a wealthy plant collector in Clapham whose collection he acquired. Founder of the Exotic Nursery, King’s Road, London, 1808; the business was sold to James Veitch & Sons in 1853.
Sources
Croot ed. 2004, pp. 150–5
R. Desmond 1994
[Duppa] 1809, 1: 43
Bibliography
Croot, Patricia E. C., ed. 2004. A history of the county of Middlesex: volume 12, Chelsea. London: Victoria County History.
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
[Duppa, Richard.] 1809. Elements of the science of botany, as established by Linnæus: with examples to illustrate the classes and orders of his system. 2 vols. London: J. Murray.
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