Feedback request: Dianthus gratianopolitanus (3110)

[Mike d'Apice]

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Specimen #284504

Taxon:	Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus gratianopolitanus Vill. ("Cheddar Pink") Cheddar Pink
Other name:	Caryophylleae: Dianthus caesius Sm. det. 1864
Filed in taxon folder:	Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus gratianopolitanus Vill. ("Cheddar Pink")
Collected by:	Mr Willis
Collection date:	1864
Locality:
communicated:	Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	Mr Willis - as 1864 possibly J J Willis (1846-1911) Horticultural assist Rothampsted Experimental Station.

Documented by mikedaps on 15^th December 2009.

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date	user	change
15/12/2009	mikedaps	Added note: Mr Willis - as 1864 possibly J J Willis (1846-1911) Horticultural assist Rothampsted Experimental Station.
15/12/2009	mikedaps	Added collector: Mr Willis
15/12/2009	mikedaps	Deleted determiner's note: Cheddar Pink
15/12/2009	mikedaps	Added determiner's note: CDA & UC

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mikedaps wrote

The collector looks like Mr Ibillis or Ueillis - suspect I'm mising the obvious: Any ideas?

[chrisu]

Willis?

[Mike d'Apice]

Yep, now blindingly obvious, and there's a Mr Willis (J. J.) around in 1864! Thanks Mike d'A

[Chris Liffen]

FWIW -Not having 'seen' him before - a quick search suggested that Willis seems to have been an active soul, apart from his work at Rothampstead he wrote notes to various journals and periodicals e.g Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club, he seems to have been involved in recording weather (and early aspects of phenology ?) in Hertfordshire; he lived in Harpenden.
http://www.archive.org/stream/transactions49unkngoog#page/n371/mode/1up
Chris