George Engelmann : botanical notebook 12 : Opuntia

Title Variants

Alternative: Botanical notebook 12, Opuntia

By

Engelmann, George, 1809-1884

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

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.

Subjects

(Samuel Bonsall), , 1809-1884 , 1813-1883 , 1825-1905 , 1838-1928 , 1859-1915 , Botanical illustration , Cactaceae , Cactus , Correspondence , Engelmann, George, , Fendler, Augustus, , Möllhausen, Balduin, , Monell, Joseph, , North America , Opuntia , Parish, S. B , Plant collecting , Plants

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: 957267070
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51402438