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在所有的探险家中,没有谁受到的礼赞——对人类文明的贡献——比植物猎人更少。他的名字既没有镌刻在新发现的大陆上,也没有标注于未知的海图中。但若不是他的远见、勇气与坚韧,荒芜的家园怎会如此富足,今人与子孙怎能得以衣食无忧?植物猎人,这些无名英雄,他们是园艺学里的哥伦布。1919年,植物学家费尔柴尔德(David Fairchild)在美国《国家地理》杂志撰文,为异域植物采集者正名与歌颂。这些被称为“无名英雄”的植物猎人,如今他们的名字大多已为人知晓,比如约瑟夫·洛克、
Among all the explorers, no one received the praise - the contribution to human civilization - fewer than the hunter plant. His name is neither engraved on the newly discovered continent nor marked on the unknown chart. But if not his foresight, courage and tenacity, how can a barren home be so rich, how can humans and children be able to live comfortably? Plant hunters, these unnamed heroes, who are Columbus in the horticultural school. In 1919, botanist David Fairchild wrote in the magazine National Geographic in the United States, just to name and sing for exotic plant collectors. These plant hunters, known as the “Anonymous Heroes,” are now mostly known by names such as Joseph Locke,