Charles Fisher
1823–1902
Nurseryman. Head of the firm Fisher, Son, and Sibray, Handsworth, Sheffield from 1868. The firm specialised in holly varieties, and was also noted for its rhododendrons.
Sources
Banister 2012, p. 209
R. Desmond 1994
Gardeners’ Chronicle, 12 April 1902, p. 247
Bibliography
Banister, Kate. 2012. Salads and ornamentals: a short history of the Lea Valley nursery industry. In Hertfordshire garden history vol. 2, edited by Deborah Spring. Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire Press.
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.
