Title
George Engelmann : botanical notebook 14 : Pereskia, Mammillaria, Cereus, Echinocactus, Pilocereus, Opuntia and cactus
Title Variants
Alternative:
Botanical notebook 14, Pereskia, Mammillaria, Cereus, Echinocactus, Pilocereus, Opuntia and cactus
By
Engelmann, George, 1809-1884
Type
Collection
Material
Archival material
Publication info
Notes
This set of folders consists of notes on the botanical genera Pereskia, Mammillaria, Cereus, Echinocactus, Pilocereus, Opuntia, and the Cactaceae family in general. Also included is a correspondence to Alexander Braun.
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 3082-3305. Not all items are dated.
Subjects
1805-1877
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1809-1884
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Botanical illustration
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Braun, Alexander,
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Cactaceae
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Cactus
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Cereus
,
Correspondence
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Echinocactus
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Engelmann, George,
,
Mammillaria (Cactus)
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North America
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Opuntia
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Pereskia
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Pilocereus
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Plant collecting
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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:
957267072
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51404415
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