George Engelmann : botanical notebook 15 : Cactaceae

Title Variants

Alternative: Botanical notebook 15, Cactaceae

By

Engelmann, George, 1809-1884

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

This set of folders consists of notes on the botanical family Cactaceae. Also included is a manuscript from Arthur Schott, notes from Charles Christopher Parry, John Milton Bigelow, and correspondences from Enno Sander, John Strong Newberry, Heinrich Poselger and Charles Wright.

The collection contains original handwritten notes and botanical sketches (some in color), as well as articles and illustrations from various journals and newspapers. Some of these items were written and drawn by Engelmann, some were sent to him by associates and correspondents. Notes and sketches are done on a variety of reused and repurposed papers. Notes include plant lists and specimen descriptions, as well as where, when and by whom they were collected. Sketches are done in pencil and ink.

Items are numbered 3306-3472. Not all items are dated.

Subjects

(Charles Christopher), , (Heinrich), , (John Milton), , (John Strong), , 1804-1878 , 1809-1884 , 1811-1885 , 1814-1875 , 1818-1883 , 1822-1892 , 1822-1906? , 1823-1890 , Bigelow, John M , Botanical illustration , Cactaceae , Cactus , Correspondence , Engelmann, George, , General remarks on the cactae of northern Yucatan , Newberry, J. S , North America , Parry, C. C , Plant collecting , Plants , Poselger, H , Sander, Enno, , Schott, Arthur, , Wright, Charles,

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project

Engelmann Papers, Missouri Botanical Garden

Call Number

Archives Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 957267073
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51404742