Person

Browne, Margaret Marie (nee Riley) (1837 - )

Born
1837
New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Author, Botanist and Horticulturist
Alternative Names
  • Bolderwood, Rolf (Mrs) (Pseudonym)
  • Riley, Margaret Marie (maiden name)

Summary

Margaret Browne wrote under the pen name Mrs Bolderwood and in 1893 published the first Australian Garden Guide written by a Woman "The Flower Garden in Australia. A book for Ladies and Amateurs". The book was based on fifty years of experience gardening in an Australian climate and includes detailed information about Australian native plants.

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Boldrewood, Rolf (Mrs.) (pesud.), The Flower Garden in Australia: a book for ladies and amateurs (Melbourne, Victoria: Melville, Mullen & Slade, 1893). Details

Resources

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