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William Rollisson

1802/3–75

Nurseryman. Son of the founder of the Springfield Nursery, Upper Tooting, Surrey, William Rollisson (b. c. 1765 d. 1842). Continued the business with his elder brother, George, after their father’s death.

Sources

R. Desmond 1994

Gardeners’ Chronicle n.s. 3 (1875): 825–6.

Bibliography

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.

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