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He was the author of 'The Chrysanthemum; it's history and culture," which was published at London in 1865.

Charles Darwin corresponded with Salter about his selection methods prior to publishing his "Variations of Animals and Plans Under Domestication" in 1868. The two men corresponded about the nature and fixity of variations in plants. Some of Salter's observations appear in Darwin's book.

Charles Darwin corresponded with Salter about his selection methods for hybridizing plants prior to publishing his "Variations of Animals and Plants Under Domestication" in 1868. The two men corresponded about the nature and fixity of variations in plants. Some of Salter's observations appear in Darwin's book.

Salter returned to England in 1848 during a time of political upheaval in France. He opened a nursery in William Street at Fulham, calling it Versailles Nursery. His son, Albert, worked with him as a florist and nurseryman. The Salter family appears at Fulham on the 1851 and 1861 England censuses, but by 1871 Salter had either sold or closed his operation and retired to 11 Pembroke Road in Kensington with his wife and son.

Salter returned to England in 1848 during a time of political upheaval in France. He opened a nursery in William Street at Hammersmith, calling it Versailles Nursery. His son, Alfred, worked with him as a florist and nurseryman. In 1865 the Metropolitan District Railway Co. notified Salter of their intent to take a portion of his property by eminent domain in order to expand their railway line which ran behind his land. In April 1870 he held an enormous liquidation sale of much of his valuable nursery stock previously sited on the portion of his property about to be taken. Later that year, he was successful in having forced the Railway to buy the remainder of his property from him, having proved in court that he was unable to maintain a liveable residence or continue his business on what had been left to him.

A Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, John Salter was the author of "The Chrysanthemum; it's history and culture," (London: Groombridge and Sons, 1865).

The Salter family appears at Fulham/Hammersmith on the 1851 and 1861 England censuses, by 1871 he had closed his operation and retired to 11 Pembroke Road in Kensington with his wife and son.