George Gordon (1801-1893) was a British botanist, also partaking in the study of Geology and Naturalism. He attended Aberdeen University in 1815, aged only 14. He graduated four years later. He worked for the London Horticultural Society as Foreman of the Horticultoral Society Gardens at Chiswick, near London. The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ... Naturalism refers to a number of different topics: Naturalism (philosophy) is any of several philosophical stances which do not claim that phenomena or hypotheses commonly labeled as supernatural necessarily do not exist or are wrong, but insist that they are not inherently different from natural phenomena or hypotheses, and that... University of Aberdeen Motto: Initium sapientiae timor domini (The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom) Logo © University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen is a university in Aberdeen, Scotland, founded by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen in 1495 as Kings College. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 as the London Horticultural Society, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert. ... Chiswick [pronounced CHIZ-ick] is an extensive district of West London, located within the eastern extremity of the London Borough of Hounslow and 5. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...

Gordon's first publication was regarding Collectanea for a Flora of Moray in 1839, covering Moray and Nairn, as well as parts of Banffshire and Inverness. However,Gordon is particularly noted for his work on conifers, publishing The Pinetum in 1858, followed by a Supplement in 1862 and a fully revised second edition of The Pinetum in 1875. He described many new species of conifers from specimens collected by Karl Theodor Hartweg in Mexico and California. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Orders & Families Cordaitales† Pinales   Pinaceae- Pine family   Araucariaceae- Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae- Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae- Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae- Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae- Plum-yew family   Taxaceae- Yew family Vojnovskyales† Voltziales† The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Karl Theodor Hartweg (1812-1871) was a German botanist. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ...

The standard botanical author abbreviation Gordon is applied to plants he described.