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Robert Fortune, born on September 16, 1812, and died on April 13, 1880, was a renowned botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He is best known for his research on Eastern plants and for introducing a large number of Chinese tea plants to Europe.

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Famous Robert Fortune Quotes

“A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price; it is generally grafted on a variety of the stone pine.”

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Book:A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains

Source: A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains

“Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is of no value in the eyes of the Chinese.”

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Book:Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China ...

Source: Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China ...