George Jackman II (1837–1887) was an English
horticulturist
Horticulture (from ) is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and mo ...
and nurseryman, known for his work on early
clematis
''Clematis'' is a genus of about 380 species within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids and cultivars have been popular among gardeners, beginning with ''Clematis'' 'Jackmanii', a garden staple since 1862; more cultivars ...
hybrids. One of his first successful Clematis hybrids was
''C.'' 'Jackmanii'.
Family business
Jackman's Nursery was founded by his paternal grandfather, William Jackman (1763–1840) in 1810, at St. Johns,
Woking
Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...
, Surrey.
It occupied .
The nursery was taken on by William's son George Jackman (1801–1869), whose eldest son was George Jackman II.
By 1851, it had and 41 staff. In the late 1880s the land was sold for development, and the business moved to a new site nearby, where it survives as Woking Garden Centre, in the "Garden Club" chain.
It ceased being called Jackman's in 1996.
Career
George Junior and his father started to hybridise Clematis in July 1858.
''Clematis'' 'Jackmanii' resulted from the first batch, and was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's First Class Certificate in August 1863.
With Thomas Moore, he co-authored ''The Clematis as a Garden Flower'' (1872; revised 1877).
Jackman's papers are in
Surrey History Centre
Surrey History Centre in Woking, Surrey, England, collects and rescues archives and printed materials relating to Surrey's past and present.
Building and facilities
The present building was conceived in the mid-1990s, driven by the need, recogn ...
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Cultivars
Among the many Clematis introduced by Jackman are:
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References
1837 births
Place of birth missing
1887 deaths
Place of death missing
People from Woking
English horticulturists
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