Francis Masson was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter. Masson was born in Aberdeen. In the 1760s he went to work at Kew Gardens as an under-gardener. Masson was the first plant collector to be sent from Kew by the newly-appointed director Sir Joseph Banks. He sailed with James Cook on HMS Resolution to South Africa, landing in October 1772. He stayed until 1775 and sent back to England over 500 plant species.

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  • Francis Masson was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter. Masson was born in Aberdeen. In the 1760s he went to work at Kew Gardens as an under-gardener. Masson was the first plant collector to be sent from Kew by the newly-appointed director Sir Joseph Banks. He sailed with James Cook on HMS Resolution to South Africa, landing in October 1772. He stayed until 1775 and sent back to England over 500 plant species. In 1776 he went to Madeira, Canary Islands, the Azores and the Antilles. In 1783 he collected plants in Portugal and in January 1786 returned to South Africa, remaining until March 1795. Masson’s only book, Stapeliae Novae, on the South African succulents also known as "carrion-flowers" because of their smell, was published in 1796. He discovered in excess of 1700 new species including: Agapanthus inapertus, Drooping Agapanthus Amaryllis belladonna, Belladonna Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica, Arum Lily Strelitzia reginae, Bird of Paradise Flower Senecio cruenta, Cineraria Protea cynaroides, King Protea Kniphofia rooperi, Red Hot Poker Trillium grandiflorum In September 1797 he set sail for North America, arriving in New York in December. In the next few years he travelled widely collecting plants and seeds, visiting Niagara Peninsula and Lake Ontario. He died in Montreal in December 1805, and he was buried there at the Scotch Presbyterian Church (later known as the St. Gabriel Street Church). The genus of plants Massonia is named after Masson. There is a commemorative plaque to Masson in Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Old Aberdeen.
  • Francis Masson war ein schottischer Botaniker und Pflanzensammler. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Masson“.
  • Francis Masson fue un botánico escocés, reconocido por sus trabajos en la flora sudafricana.
  • Francis Masson est un botaniste écossais connu notamment pour ses travaux sur la flore sud-africaine.
  • Francis Masson foi um jardineiro e botânico escocês. Foi coletor de plantas para o Kew Gardens, e ficou muito conhecido pelos seus trabalhos sobre a flora Sul-africana.
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  • Francis Masson was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter. Masson was born in Aberdeen. In the 1760s he went to work at Kew Gardens as an under-gardener. Masson was the first plant collector to be sent from Kew by the newly-appointed director Sir Joseph Banks. He sailed with James Cook on HMS Resolution to South Africa, landing in October 1772. He stayed until 1775 and sent back to England over 500 plant species.
  • Francis Masson war ein schottischer Botaniker und Pflanzensammler. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Masson“.
  • Francis Masson fue un botánico escocés, reconocido por sus trabajos en la flora sudafricana.
  • Francis Masson est un botaniste écossais connu notamment pour ses travaux sur la flore sud-africaine.
  • Francis Masson foi um jardineiro e botânico escocês. Foi coletor de plantas para o Kew Gardens, e ficou muito conhecido pelos seus trabalhos sobre a flora Sul-africana.
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