On September 12, 1848 in Celtic History

Death of william MC nab, curator of the royal botanic garden edinburgh. he was responsible for greening scotland in the, 19th century. he moved, 4,000 plant species, including trees from a site on leith walk, to the present garden at inverleith.

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Tue 12 Sep 1848

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