SAUNDERS REFUGIUM BOTANICUM 
VOLUME II 
BY 
F. Tracy Hupparp 
Votume two of Saunders Refugium Botanicum was issued in three 
parts. The dates of publication are open to doubt and have been a source 
of confusion. Fortunately Professor Ames’ copy of the second volume 
contains the original covers and these materially help to establish the 
dates, but nevertheless fail to remove entirely uncertainty regarding 
the actual dates of issue. 
The covers bear the following dates: Part 1, June 1869 contain- 
ing plates 73 to 96 inclusive; Part 2, October 1872 (corrected in ink 
to August 1878) containing plates 97 to 120 inclusive; and Part 8, 
June 1882 containing plates 121 to 144 inclusive. A discussion of the 
accuracy of these dates seems to be necessary. 
Part 1. Although the cover and plates are dated June 1869 the 
first notice regarding Part 1 seems to be in the Journal of Botany, 
volume 8 (March 1, 1870) 60 which reads, “‘The first part of the 
second volume of Mr. Wilson Saunders’ “Refugium Botanicum’ has just 
appeared.’’ From the evidence at hand it would seem that Part 1 did 
not appear until early in 1870. 
Part 2. While the plates all bear the date of October 1872 the 
evidence seems to indicate that Part 2 was not issued until a much 
later date. In the copy of volume two at the Gray Herbarium there 
isa paster sent out by the publishers apologizing for the late appearance 
of this part. Furthermore, in the American Journal of Science and 
Arts, series 3, volume 8 (1879) 155 a review referring to volume two 
is in part as follows: ““There is now a second part bearing the date 
1878...’’ Consequently, it would seem advisable to accept August 1878 
as corrected on the part cover in Professor Ames’ copy as the actual 
date of publication. 
Part 3. In spite of the fact that the plates of this part are dated 
November and December 1872, it seems certain that Part 3 did not 
appear until a much later date. In Just Jahresbericht for 1882 (volume 
10, part 2 (1885) 76) there is a review and abstract of this part which 
definitely states the date of publication as 1882, which is in accordance 
with the date (June 1882) given on the cover of Professor Ames” copy. 
Therefore, on the evidence at hand, it would seem that Part 1 
appeared early in 1870; Part 2 in August 1878 and Part 3 in June 1882. 
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