The Graham family

[Roger Horton]

There are some 28 botanist listed in h@h with the surname Graham. Those with just the surname include one Mr, one Mrs, two Profs and three doctors. Many collected predominantly in Scotland.

The botanist shown as commumicator of sheet 396039, collected 1832, I have documented as just Graham (id 1970). According to Kent & Allen the only active Graham at this date was Robert Graham 1786-1845. As one involved in the creation of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, and professor of botany first at Glasgow, then at Edinbugh, he seems a likely candidate, and equally well described as Dr or Prof.

[David Price]

Desmond lists a number of Grahams on pp 289 and 290 of his Dictionary see https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&pg=PA290&lpg=PA290&dq=graham+botanist+desmond&source=bl&ots=9Gp4dNd9J2&sig=MqkdS2g_vPosF-89S9T-dmuSMmg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3TeaVZGyB8iaNt-ApqgO&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=graham%20botanist%20desmond&f=false