John Tradescant the elder ("ca" 1570s – 15/16 April, 1638), father of John Tradescant the younger, was an English naturalist, gardener, collector and traveller, probably born in Suffolk, England. He began his career as head gardener to the Earl of Salisbury at Hatfield House, who initiated Tradescant in travelling by sending him to the Low Countries for fruit trees in 1610/11. He was kept on by Robert's son William, to produce gardens at the family's London house, … Wikipedia
Come to beautiful Chilham and see our three day flower festival and associated events the August. easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~tasha27/chilham/events/pp2001/Trad...
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In 1623, the elder Tradescant entered the service of the Duke of Buckingham, at Newhall, near Chelmsford, where he seems to have acted as a general assistant besides supervising the Newhall gardens. www.vauxhallsociety.org.uk/Tradescants.html
1609 - - John Tradescant The Elder (b. 1570) the elder gave money so that in 1609 Captain Samuel Angall could find the best route to Virginia. www.nynjctbotany.org/plnthunt/plnthunt.html
