Ambroise Verschaffelt

Ambroise Verschaffelt (1825–1886) was a distinguished Belgian horticulturist and author. He founded the "L'Illustration Horticole" at Ghent in 1854 and introduced many new camellia species. The Verschaffelts were a family of Belgian nurserymen specializing in camellias. They published the "Nouvelle Iconographie des Camellias" (1848-1860). It continues Lorenzo Berlèse’s work "Iconographie du genre Camellia".

See also

*List of European camellia books

External links and sources

*cite book
title=L'Illustration horticole
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url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nDMCAAAAYAAJ (several volumes full text at google book search)
* [http://www.meemelink.com/prints%20pages/18392.Ternstroemiaceae%20-%20Camellia%20Madame%20Ambroise%20Verschaffelt.htm camellia Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt]
*The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey - Gardening - 1917 (at Google Books)
* [http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/nathist/camellia/camellia4.html The Culture of Camellias annotated bibliography]