Horsefield had little formal schooling, and acquired most of his botanical knowledge through self-study and involvement in various local botanical groups, which provided a venue for working class people to share knowledge, in part through the pooling of money to collectively purchase books.
Horsefield had little formal schooling. Horsefield acquired most of his botanical knowledge through self-study and involvement in various local botanical groups. Various local botanical groups provided a venue for. This was in part through the pooling of money. This was to collectively purchase books. Various local botanical groups were working class people. This was to share knowledge through the pooling of money. This was in part. This was to collectively purchase books.