father: John
brother: Thomas
"Lobb was a British plant collector sent by a prominent English nursery firm [Veitch] in the middle of the nineteenth century to collect California plants suitable for introduction to British horticulture. He died in 1854 and was buried in what was then Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco, later named Laural Hill Cemetery. Lobb's grave disappeared when Laural Hill Cemetery was destroyed a few decades ago to make way for buildings."
from April-October 2000 issue of FREMONTIA
Note: In 1927, his headstone was moved to South Ridge Lawn and in 1940 to a crypt at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park under the care of the California Academy of Sciences.
source: Wikipedia
In Hortus Veitchii, the history of the Veitch family, Lobb's contribution to modern gardening is described thus:
"The singular success which rewarded his researches is, perhaps, unparalleled in the history of botanical discovery; the labours of David Douglas not even forming an exception."
In her history of the Veitch family, Seeds of Fortune – A Gardening Dynasty, Sue Shephard adds:
"William was arguably one of the finest but least–known of collectors who gave gardeners some of the most remarkable trees and loveliest plants ever grown."
source: Wikipedia
brother: Thomas
"Lobb was a British plant collector sent by a prominent English nursery firm [Veitch] in the middle of the nineteenth century to collect California plants suitable for introduction to British horticulture. He died in 1854 and was buried in what was then Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco, later named Laural Hill Cemetery. Lobb's grave disappeared when Laural Hill Cemetery was destroyed a few decades ago to make way for buildings."
from April-October 2000 issue of FREMONTIA
Note: In 1927, his headstone was moved to South Ridge Lawn and in 1940 to a crypt at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park under the care of the California Academy of Sciences.
source: Wikipedia
In Hortus Veitchii, the history of the Veitch family, Lobb's contribution to modern gardening is described thus:
"The singular success which rewarded his researches is, perhaps, unparalleled in the history of botanical discovery; the labours of David Douglas not even forming an exception."
In her history of the Veitch family, Seeds of Fortune – A Gardening Dynasty, Sue Shephard adds:
"William was arguably one of the finest but least–known of collectors who gave gardeners some of the most remarkable trees and loveliest plants ever grown."
source: Wikipedia
father: John
brother: Thomas
"Lobb was a British plant collector sent by a prominent English nursery firm [Veitch] in the middle of the nineteenth century to collect California plants suitable for introduction to British horticulture. He died in 1854 and was buried in what was then Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco, later named Laural Hill Cemetery. Lobb's grave disappeared when Laural Hill Cemetery was destroyed a few decades ago to make way for buildings."
from April-October 2000 issue of FREMONTIA
Note: In 1927, his headstone was moved to South Ridge Lawn and in 1940 to a crypt at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park under the care of the California Academy of Sciences.
source: Wikipedia
In Hortus Veitchii, the history of the Veitch family, Lobb's contribution to modern gardening is described thus:
"The singular success which rewarded his researches is, perhaps, unparalleled in the history of botanical discovery; the labours of David Douglas not even forming an exception."
In her history of the Veitch family, Seeds of Fortune – A Gardening Dynasty, Sue Shephard adds:
"William was arguably one of the finest but least–known of collectors who gave gardeners some of the most remarkable trees and loveliest plants ever grown."
source: Wikipedia
brother: Thomas
"Lobb was a British plant collector sent by a prominent English nursery firm [Veitch] in the middle of the nineteenth century to collect California plants suitable for introduction to British horticulture. He died in 1854 and was buried in what was then Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco, later named Laural Hill Cemetery. Lobb's grave disappeared when Laural Hill Cemetery was destroyed a few decades ago to make way for buildings."
from April-October 2000 issue of FREMONTIA
Note: In 1927, his headstone was moved to South Ridge Lawn and in 1940 to a crypt at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park under the care of the California Academy of Sciences.
source: Wikipedia
In Hortus Veitchii, the history of the Veitch family, Lobb's contribution to modern gardening is described thus:
"The singular success which rewarded his researches is, perhaps, unparalleled in the history of botanical discovery; the labours of David Douglas not even forming an exception."
In her history of the Veitch family, Seeds of Fortune – A Gardening Dynasty, Sue Shephard adds:
"William was arguably one of the finest but least–known of collectors who gave gardeners some of the most remarkable trees and loveliest plants ever grown."
source: Wikipedia
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