▁of ▁rh od od end rons , ▁cam elli as ▁and ▁magn ol ias ▁to ▁Britain . ▁Notable ▁plant ▁hun ters ▁connected ▁to ▁Bod nant ▁Garden ▁included ▁Ernest ▁Wilson , ▁who ▁travel led ▁extens ively ▁in ▁China . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁engaged ▁by ▁famous ▁Ve itch ▁Nur ser y ▁with ▁the ▁specific ▁task ▁of ▁bringing ▁back ▁se eds ▁of ▁the ▁Hand ker ch ief ▁Tree ▁( David ia ▁invol uc r ata ), ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁grows ▁in ▁Bod nant ▁Garden ' s ▁S hr ub ▁B orders . ▁He ▁also ▁brought ▁back ▁many ▁magn ol ias ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁garden ▁is ▁famous , ▁and ▁other ▁trees ▁including ▁the ▁A cer ▁gr ise um , ▁Mel ios ma ▁bean iana ▁and ▁Sor bus ▁mel ios m ifolia . ▁Wilson ▁also ▁discovered ▁and ▁brought ▁back ▁the ▁Lil ium ▁reg ale ▁which ▁now ▁grow ▁on ▁the ▁rose ▁terra ces . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁recently ▁formed ▁Rh od od end ron ▁Society , ▁of ▁which ▁Lord ▁Aber con way ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁member , ▁employed ▁plant ▁h unter ▁George ▁For rest ▁to ▁source ▁rh od od end rons . ▁For rest ▁was ▁a ▁season ed ▁expl orer ▁who ▁collected ▁plants ▁in ▁western ▁China ▁and ▁Tib et ▁for ▁nur ser y ▁owner ▁Arthur ▁Bul ley . ▁His ▁exped itions ▁brought ▁back ▁seed ▁of ▁many ▁new ▁rh od od end rons ▁and ▁Bod nant ' s ▁garden ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁plants ▁in ▁great ▁numbers . ▁Lord ▁Aber con way