Richard Chandler Alexander Prior

[oldnick]

I find 2 specimens collected by James Beattie, 12 by Prof James Beattie, and one by Beattie

[oldnick]

J G Roger and J Rogers of the picklist appear to be the same 20th C person;
http://herbariaunited.org/specimen/211061/ is a mis-attributed specimen; and numerous 19th C Rogers appear on the picklist variously initialled J or T, who also appear to be the same.

[oldnick]

Similarly, the picklist serves to divide the specimens of Robert Lewis and 'R Lewis'

[oldnick]

'MrJohn Sadler (1837-1882)' has 18 h@h specimens dated 1854 -79, but there are 55 listed separately under 'John Sadler' and 26 under 'J Sadler' with similar date range. The 1 specimen listed under 'Sadler' is dated 1902.

[oldnick]

Similarly, different sets of specimens are found under three versions of the name William Hunter Cambell (1814 - 1883)

[Chris Liffen]

"On the Popular Names of British Plants: Being an Explanation of the Origin and Meaning of the Names of Our Indigenous and Most Commonly Cultivated Species"
by
Richard Chandler Alexander Prior, who was born Richard Chandler Alexander but changed his surname to Prior in 1859.

[oldnick]

I've re-edited the two specimens of 'William Wilson', in favour of 'Mr William Wilson', under which hundreds are listed. Probably best to delete the former from the picklist

[Roger Horton]

There are (at least) two collectors called 'William Wilson', both listed in Kent & Allen.

Mr William Wilson 7/6/1799-3/4/1871 has all the database entries, and a biography. Many sheets ascribed to him are from Manchester Herbarium without images and date from after his death!

William Wilson 1803-1876, has no entries, and no biography.

[oldnick]

Dr Graham has over 40 specimens from the 1820's - 30's, but these are variously listed under at least 3 versions of his name

[oldnick]

As well as 351 specimens edited as collected by Frederick Robinson, 16 are edited as 'F W Robinson' and 4 as 'Robinson' one of the latter confusingly written, http://herbariaunited.org/specimen/379493/

[Roger Horton]

I think 'F W Robinson' is a misreading from 'P. Ewing & W. Robinson' that has been perpetuated - see two sheets from 1880s. In the database there are two collectors named just 'Frederick Robinson', the first floreat: 1900-1923, with a Kent & Allen reference, but no specimens, the second born 28/7/1863, with a note and 269 collected specimens.

[oldnick]

James F Grant has 14 h@h specimens. Given similarity of dates and places, 'Grant' is probably the same person with 5 specimens, except where Miss Grant is named, 'J Grant' with 31, and 'James Grant with 9. J A Grant is from an earlier time is probably related. Presumably James F Grant is the J Grant commemorated by the name C x grantii (C recta x C aquatilis)

[Roger Horton]

From 'Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists' (Desmond), which does not give any clues to family relationships (additional notes in []):

James Willian Grant (1788-1865) b. 12 Aug. 1788 d. 17 Sept. 1865
In employ of East India Company, 1805-1849. For very short period in charge of Calcutta Botanical Garden.
"One of the best microscopical observers of the present day" (J.O. Voight). Plants at Kew.

James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) b. Nairn 11 April 1827 d. Nairn 10 Feb 1892.
Accompanied J.H. speke on expedition from Ukuni to Karague, 1861, and from Ugnada to falls of Karuma, Faloro and Gondokoro, 1862-1863. Plants at Kew.

James Grant (1847-1924) b. Latheron, Caithness 1847 d. Stromness, Orkney 21 Oct. 1924.
LRCP Edinburgh. Physician, Orkney. [possibly the Lieut.-Col. James Grant who contributed mosses to 'Flora orcadensis' Magnus Spence, 1914.]

James F. Grant (-1930) d. Inverurie, Aberdeen March 1930 MA Edinburgh. Studied flora of Caithness. Editor 'Elgin Courant and Courier.' Plants at Forres Museum. Carex grantii Benn. [Grant, J.F., and Bennett, Arthur. Contributions towards a flora of Caithness [I] Scot. Nat. 9: 305-207, 357-372. 1888; 10: 39-43, 77-95. 1889. (Reprinted 41 p. Perth 1889.)]

[See also THIS POST on the association of one of the Grants with a collector 'Siemond'.]

[oldnick]

3 Rubus sheets from the 1960s are labelled K M Marks, one specifically Miss K M Marks. However 7 other uniform sheets have been labelled & edited as 'K Marks'. The sheets are distinctive & I am finding & editing some which are anonymous.

[oldnick]

Miss K M Marks - there seem to be nearly 100 of her anonymous Rubus sheets from the early 60's, and F H Brightman also has Rubus specimens from similar locations & dates.