John Stuart Yeates, MBE, PhD (11 July 1900 - 24 August 1986), also known as Jack Yeates, was a New Zealand academic and botanist. The founding head of Agricultural Botany at Massey Agricultural College, he was also an accomplished breeder of azaleas, rhododendrons and lilies.
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