ologist , ▁arch ae ologist , ▁author ▁and ▁far mer . ▁ ▁Life ▁Buck man ▁was ▁professor ▁of ▁ge ology , ▁bot any , ▁and ▁zo ology ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁university ' s ▁botan ical ▁garden , ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁conducted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁botan ical ▁experiments , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁even ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Dar win ' s ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁Species ▁. ▁ ▁However , ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁issues ▁caused ▁disc ord ▁between ▁Buck man ▁and ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁College ' s ▁Princi pal , ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁John ▁Const able . ▁ ▁Buck man ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁and ▁Const able ▁ordered ▁the ▁botan ical ▁gard ens ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Buck man ▁developed ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁par sn ip , ▁the ▁" Student " ▁cultiv ar . ▁There ▁are ▁her b arium ▁spec im ens ▁collected ▁by ▁James ▁Buck man ▁in ▁the ▁Char ter house ▁School ▁Her b arium , ▁hous ed ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁& ▁Je pson ▁Her bar ia , ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁ ▁Family ▁Buck man ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁married ▁Julia ▁Sav ory ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 8 6 5 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Sav ory , ▁a ▁ph arm ac ist . ▁They ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁among ▁them ▁ ▁Sydney ▁Sav ory ▁Buck man . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links