Charles Lawson (nurseryman)

Charles Lawson (1795–1873) was a Scottish nurseryman, noted for the introduction of foreign crops into the United Kingdom.^[1]

Life

He was born in Edinburgh, son of the seed merchant Peter Lawson and his wife Patricia Grant, and was educated at Edinburgh High School and Edinburgh University. His father died in 1821, and he took over the family business Peter Lawson & Son.^[1]

Successful on a national scale, Lawson became a specialist in grass seeds and conifers. The Cupressus lawsoniana was named after him.^[1]

Notes

1 2 3 Curthoys, M. C. "Lawson, Charles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96787. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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[ODNB-1] 1 2 3 Curthoys, M. C. "Lawson, Charles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96787. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)