Information: - James Veitch ( 24 May 1815 -- September 1869 ) was the third in a long line of horticulturists who established the renowned family business Veitch Nurseries . Veitch was the son of James Veitch and grandson of John Veitch . After working with his father and grandfather at the Killerton estate , James junior was sent to London to train with nurserymen there for two years . On his return to Devon , James junior used his new - found skills to help his father improve and expand the Exeter nursery , and in recognition of his contribution , he was made a partner in the nursery in 1838 . In 1838 James Jnr married a farmer 's daughter from Poltimore called Harriott Gould . The family had by now moved into their specially - commissioned villa , Gras Lawn , close to the Mount Radford nursery . The multi-stemmed Sequoiadendron which graced the front garden of the Veitch residence can still be seen today as it towers above a new development off Barrack Road , Exeter . James junior soon realised that Veitch & Sons , being based in Devon , could not compete effectively with the large London nurseries , and in 1853 he acquired the Royal Exotic Nursery business of Knight and Perry on the Kings Road in Chelsea , London . James junior was an industrious and astute businessman , a skilled horticulturist , and from 1856 to 1864 , an active member of the Council of the Royal Horticultural Society . Among other contributions , he instigated the formation of the RHS Fruit and Floral Committees ; and the Veitch Memorial Medal was founded in his honour . Under his guidance , the Royal Exotic Nursery became the largest of its kind in Europe , due mostly to his division of the nursery into 11 sections : orchid , fern , new plant , decorative , tropical , soft - wooded , hard - wooded , vine , propagating , seed and glass . Each produced a vast range of the highest quality plants and was overseen by a skilled foreman . As business expanded , the nursery acquired sites at Feltham , Langley and Coombe Wood . Eventually it became... - The Veitch Nurseries were the largest group of family-run plant nurseries in Europe during the 19th century. Started by John Veitch sometime before 1808, the original nursery grew substantially over several decades and was eventually split into two separate businessesbased at Chelsea and Exeteras it became unfeasible to run the whole operation from one location. Famous plant hunters in the Victorian period employed by the Veitch family include the brothers Thomas Lobb and William Lobb from Cornwall and the Scottish plant collector David Bowman. The Veitch's ability to rear exotic plants is noted in William Jackson Hooker's description of "Verticordia nitens", and they were able to supply a specimen for its illustration. - Thomas Lobb (18171894) was a British botanist and, along with his older brother, William Lobb, collected plants for the plant nursery Veitch. - Sir William Jackson Hooker (6 July 1785 12 August 1865) was an English systematic botanist and organiser, and botanical illustrator. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He enjoyed the friendship and support of Sir Joseph Banks for his exploring, collecting and organising work. His son, Joseph Dalton Hooker, succeeded him to the Directorship of Kew Gardens. - William Lobb (1809 3 May 1864) was a Cornish plant collector, employed by Veitch Nurseries of Exeter, who was responsible for the commercial introduction to England of "Araucaria araucana" (the monkey-puzzle tree) from Chile and the massive "Sequoiadendron giganteum" (Wellingtonia) from North America. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'james veitch' exhibits the relationship of 'occupation'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - botanist - collector - commercial - director - professor
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botanist