George Engelmann : botanical notebook 12 : Opuntia
Botanical notebook 12, Opuntia
Engelmann, George,
1809-1884
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This set of folders consists of notes on the botanical genus Opuntia. Also included is a correspondence from Samuel B. Parish, and field notes from August Fendler, H.B. Mollhausen and Joseph Monell.
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 2606-2856. Not all items are dated.
(Samuel Bonsall),
1809-1884
1813-1883
1825-1905
1838-1928
1859-1915
Botanical illustration
Cactaceae
Cactus
Correspondence
Engelmann, George,
Fendler, Augustus,
MoĢllhausen, Balduin,
Monell, Joseph,
North America
Opuntia
Parish, S. B
Plant collecting
Plants
Archives Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1
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