Feedback request: Galeopsis speciosa (K001022732)

[Roger Horton]

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Specimen #379214

Taxon:	Galeopsis versicolor ("Large-flowered Hemp-nettle")
Filed in taxon folder:	Galeopsis versicolor ("Large-flowered Hemp-nettle")
Collected by:	Elizabeth Metcalfe
Collection date:	9/1817
Locality:	Great Britain, VC28 West Norfolk, Wisbech, TF41, Found in Mr Skrimshire's orchard (Bushy Place).
communicated:	Dr C R Metcalfe
Institution:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:	K001022732
Image: © Kew
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
Filing note:	(versicolor)

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by larry28025 on 29^th September 2014.

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date	user	change
30/09/2014	chrisu	Deleted attribute collector's number: --
30/09/2014	xmhcman	Deleted locality: IE AMBIGUOUS Bushy Park
30/09/2014	xmhcman	Added locality: GB VC28 Wisbech, Found in Mr Skrimshire's orchard (Bushy Place).

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xmhcman wrote

Initially documented as 'Bushy Park' in Ireland, but this was found at Bushy Place, in the orchard of William Skrimshire (1766-1829), a surgeon of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, see Walsonia 23: 23-38 (2000).

[Chris Liffen]

fascinating !

[Roger Horton]

More fascination, from Watsonia 23: 23-38 (2000) [pdf]:

William Skrimshire (1766-1829) surgeon and botanist, of Bushy Place Wisbech, had a sister Elizabeth, who married Charles Metcalfe. Their daughter "my niece Eliz. Metcalfe" sent specimens to William shortly before her early death in 1824, aged 22.

In h@h specimens collected by 'Elizabeth Metcalfe' appear to be in two groups: 1817-1821, and 1835-1864. To my eye the style of the writing differs from the early to the later group. Does this imply that we have collections from both Elizabeths, the early ones being the daughter's, and the later the mother's? Compare the word 'Norfolk' on sheet 378510 1920, and sheet 370419 1939!

In a history of Wisbech, 1827, it is recorded that William's father, also William, has a memorial next to that of the younger Elizabeth in the town chancel of the church (see HERE)!

[Chris Liffen]

Interesting!!