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[oldnick]

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Specimen #286984

Taxon:	Apiaceae: Apium graveolens L. ("Wild Celery")
Filed in taxon folder:	Apiaceae: Apium graveolens L. ("Wild Celery")
Collected by:	Rev. Augustin Ley
Collection date:	16/9/1867
Locality:	Ireland, VCH27 West Mayo, Newport, L99
ex herb:	Rev. Augustin Ley
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	seeds/fruits

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by oldnick following initial work by ml.roberts on 20^th January 2010.

Edit history

date	user	change
27/01/2010	oldnick	Added collector: Rev. Augustin Ley
27/01/2010	oldnick	Added attribute flowerField: fruiting
29/01/2010	oldnick	Deleted locality: IE Newport
29/01/2010	oldnick	Added locality: IE VCH27 Newport
07/12/2012	chrisu	Deleted provenance: comm Rev. Augustin Ley
07/12/2012	chrisu	Added provenance: exherb Rev. Augustin Ley

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oldnick wrote

There are many Newports in Ireland, and many Irelands in Britain. But none of the Irelands in Britain seem to be near a Newport. During this week, Ley was not away from his home region apparently. He was in Chepstow on the same date, maybe suggesting Newport Mon, which is suitably maritime; I do not know of an Ireland there. The writing is not totally typical of Ley's perhaps. However no-one collected from a Newport on that date; and no-one collected in Ireland between 12th & 19th of that month!

[mossysal]

I am puzzled by your comments, as http://herbariaunited.org/specimen/276033/ was the only other sheet documented, when I searched for Ley on this date on our database - and he was in Ireland! Co Mayo's looks to be the only Newport on the coast, so Hallucigenia's looks good?

[oldnick]

Dear Sarah - thanks for checking this and thank goodness you did. After re-checking as per your comment, I found that in my attempts at forensic skill, I had entered the year 1887 in my search.....

[mossysal]

That's what I like about HeHo!
Sarah