[K] and [E] indicate that the specimens following came from plants cultivated in Kew and Edinburgh botanic gardens respectively, and these specimens are listed separately in Parts I and II respectively.
Localities of collection are noted, e.g. (Penang) (for cross-index see Part V). Substantial annotations relating significant information about specimen are quoted.
| Horticulturist or Collector | dates | examples |
| | | |
| ALLAN, Mr. | 1804 | [K] Laurus gracilis (Penang) |
| ANDERSON, G. | 1815 | [E] Saxifraga hybrida |
ANDERSON, William
? of Chelsea Physic Garden | 1808-1809 | [K] Alpinia maculata; Manettia coccinea |
| ARCHBOLD, Mr. | 1818 | Glycine apios |
| BARTON, Mr. | Sep 1815 | Helichrysum sesamoides |
| BAXTER, William | 1813 | Apargia taraxaci (Ben Wynis); Nuphar minima (Aviemore) |
| BELL, Mr. | 1807-1818 | Statice spp. (4 spec.); Trillium sessile; [E] Eryngium amethystinum; Uvularia sessilifolia |
| BENSON, Mr. | 1818 | [E] Malpighia fucata |
BIGGS, -
? Arthur B., of Cambridge Botanic Garden. | 1808, 1809 | Aegilops truncialus; Aegilops sp.; [K] Dactylis stricta; Polygonum crispulum |
BLAIR, Thomas
There are several hundred specimens gathered by Blair in North America. | 1823 | e.g. Calopogon pulchellum; Cypripedium pubescens; Pyrola uniflora; Smilacina canadensis (York, Upper Canada); Nuphar kalmiana; Utricularia vulgaris (Crowe River, Upper Canada); Cypripedium acaule; Rhexia virginia; Sisyrinchium anceps (Virginia) |
| BLIGH, Govr. William | 1808 | [K] Clematis aristata ('New Holland, 1808, Govr.Bligh. This species is not taken up in Hort.Kew. edit 2'); Rottboellia sp. |
| BORRER, William | [1812] | Anethum foeniculum (Southwick, Sussex) Ribes petraeum (Ewesdake, Dumfriesshire) |
| BREE, Mr. | 1813 | [E] Viola sp. |
BROWN, Messrs R. & J.
Perth nurserymen | 1823 | Goodyera repens; Satyrium viride ('near Bishops Quarry, south of Broughty Ferry near Dundee') [? also Polygonum erectum 'Perth Nursery Sept 1813'] |
| BROWN, Robert | 1805-1808 | [K] Acacia sp. ('Van Diemans Island'); Dodonaea spp. (2 spec.: 'Nat. of Van Dieman's Island'); Euchilus obcordatus; Isopogon formosus; Pomaderris sp. (New Holland) |
| BUTE, Marchioness of | 1803 | [K] Llagunoa nitida |
| CALEY, George | 1804-1811 | [K] Actinotus helianthi (flowered 1811); Cotula sp.; Cyperus spp. (4 specimens); Digitaria sp.; Eriochloa sp.; Geranium sp.; Gnaphalium sp.; Lawrencea spicata; Leptospermum camphorata; Lotus sp.; Plantago sp.; Prunella vulgaris; Pultenaea scabra, & sp. ined. (New Holland) |
| CAVANILLES, Antonio José | | Madia viscosa |
| CELS, Francois | 18031806 | [K] Prunus sinica picta ('Nat of China'); Verbena stricta (Paris) |
| CHALMERS, Mr. | Nov 1817 | Habenaria albida (Cardenden, Fife) |
CHANDLER, -
? Alfred C., of Vauxhall. | 1809, 1814 | Carthamnus tinctorius; Elichrysum spirale |
| CLIVE, Lord | 1803 | [K] Cylista sp. (East Indies) |
COOPER, Joseph
Wentworth House | 1813-1815 | Andromeda tetragona; Pyrola minor; Ranunculus pygmaeus (Hudson's Bay): Cenchrus echinatus; Neottia spiralis ('Wentworth House pleasure grounds); [E] Agrostis alba; Elymus europaeus; Gypsophila arenaria; Saxifraga quinquefolia |
| CRUIKS, Mr. | 1819 | Rhyncospora fusca ('A Lapland specimen') |
| DAVIDSON, A. | 1814 | Aspidium sp. (Arniston Wood) |
| DAW [perhaps Dane], Mr. | Aug 1816 | Chlora perfoliata |
| DEINBOLL, Rev Peter Vogelius | Apr 1817 | Aira atropurpurea; Carex capitata; Diapensia lapponica; Dryas octopetala; Gentiana nivalis; Juncus arcticus, J. triglumis; Koenigia islandica; Pinguicula alpina; Primula finmarckica; Salix polaris; Stellaria crassifolia (Lapland) |
| DICKSON, Mr. | - | Boronia pinnata; Correa reflexa |
| DICKSON, James | 1814 | Bupleurum tenuissimum; Euphorbia helioscopa; Gnaphalium gallicum, G. luteo-album; Herniaria pulverulenta; Lolium tenue |
DICKSON Brothers
nurserymen | 1813, 1814 | Aquilegia canadensis; Astragalus dasyanthus; Browallia elata;Celosia cristata; Centaurea orientalis; Clematis spp.; Comptonia asplenifolia; Crepis barbata; Gomphrena globosa; Mahernia incisa; Mirabilis spp.; Vicia benghalense; [E] Alopecurus bulbosus; Leucopogon lanceolatus; Poa badensis |
DICKSON and SHADE
nurserymen | | Campanula pyramidalis |
DON, David
surname spelled Donn | 1816-1817 | Arundo riparia; Carex rariflora; Melica alpina: [E] Anthoxanthum alpinum ('Nat. of Scotland'); Eriophorum nivale ('new sp.') |
DON, George
Forfar; surname spelled Donn | 1809-1817 | Luzula hyperborea (Ben Mee; also annotated 'Mr D Donn 1816'): [E] Aira laevigata var. vivipara; Aira scabra; Avena planiculmis ('Nat. of Scotland'); Caltha ficaroides ('Nat. of Scotland'); Carex salina; Eriophorum capitatum; Eryngium glaucum; Festuca triflora; Ranunculus hirsutus; Triticum alpinum (2 spec.); [K] Saxifraga ambigua (Scotland) |
| EDGAR, John | 1814-1818 | Hyssopus officinalis; Ophrys muscifera (Yorkshire) ; [E] Dahlia coccinea |
FAIRBAIRN, Mr.
either John Fairbairn of Chelsea Physic Garden, or Thomas Fairbairn, garden to Sir Joseph Banks. | 1808, 1810 | Laurus cinnamonium; Statice spp. (11 specimens) |
| FALCONER, Mr. | 1814-1817 | [E] Agrostis hispida ('from Ireland'); Aquilegia viridiflora; Dianthus sibiricus; Eryngium alpinum |
| FALLA, William | 1817-1818 | Clematis alpina; Digitalis cv.: [E] Eryngium alpinum |
FENN, John
Hale | Sep 1818 | Coccoloba barbadensis; Gallardia bicolor; Hibiscus sp.; Myrtus tomentosa |
FORDYCE, Mr.
gardener to Comtesse de Vandes, Bayswater | 1814-1816 | Asparagus scandens; Chrysocoma sp.; Gentiana pneumonanthe; Phlomis sp.; Teucrium sp. |
| FOTHERGILL, Dr John | | Chrysanthemum achillea, C. tricolor |
| GIBBS, Thomas | Aug 1814 | Andropogon gryllus; Scirpus romanus |
| GOOD, Peter | 1803-1805 | [K] Acacia leioderma; A. longifolia; Callitris spp. (2 spec.); Chorizema nana; Cluytia sp.; Daviesia cf. incrassata; Dodonaea sp.; Eucalyptus spp. (3 spec.); Helichrysum sp.; Kennedia sp.; Leptospermum sp.; Malvaceae ined.; Melaleuca polyneura; Mirbelia dilatata; Olearia ramulosa [as Haxtonia foliosa: Kew 1806; Edin. 1815]; Pimelea decussata, P. erubescens; Pomaderris sp.; Pultenaea juniperina, P. vestita, P. aff. daphnoides; Thesium sp. (New Holland) |
| GREEN, Colonel | 1805 | [K] Plumeria sessilifolia (Jamaica) |
| GREVILLE, Robert | Apr 1810 | Adina globifera; Gomphrena sp.; Nerium tinctorium |
| HAMILTON, Mr. | 1803 | [K] Hydrangea quercifolia (North America) |
HARDWICK, Captain
probably Thomas Hardwicke | 1804-1815 | [K] Antidesma paniculata; Avena sp.; Dactyloctenium sp.; Digitaria sp. (East Indies) |
| HENDERSON. Mr. | 1815, 1816 | Pharmaceum incanum (Woodhall): ; [E] Zieria smithii |
| HOPE, Dr. John | | Ferula asafoetida |
HOPKIRK, Thomas
Dalbeith | 1813 | Prenanthes serpentaria:; [E] Asplenium sp. (North America) |
| JACKSON, G. | 1808 | Agrostis minima |
JAMISON, William
garden at Roslin; specimens received October 1818 | Jun 1818 | Andromeda tetragona; Dryas integrifolia; Pedicularis flammea, P. hirsuta & sp.ined.; Potentilla nivea, & sp.ined.; Ranunculus nivalis; Stellaria humifusa (Greenland); Phlomis fruticosa |
JENKINS, Mr
? Thomas J., nurseryman | 1814-1817 | Eryngium amethystinum; Galium graecum; Herniaria graeca |
| JONES, Mr. | 1814-1817 | Pteronia pauciflora ('CBS' [Cape of Good Hope]); [E] Alyssum campestre (Switzerland); Hydrocotyle repanda (North America) |
| KEITH, Capt. | 1807 | [E] Panicum sp. (East Indies) |
| KENT, Duke of | 18021804 | [K] Eriophorum spp. (2 spec.) (North America) |
| KENT, Mr. | 1813 | [E] Pontederia lancifolia (North America); Scabiosa caucasea |
| KERR, William | 1805-1809 | [K] Aglaia odorata (2 spec.); Artabotrys hexapetala; Ardisia crenata, & sp.ined.; Artemisia japonica; Aucuba japonica; Chloranthus sp.; Citrus sp.; Clerodendrum spp. (2 spec.); Cotula minima; Crataegus ?; Cupressus sp.; Dichrocephala cf. auriculata; Dillenia speciosa; Echinochloa sp.; Gardenia jasminoides; Gendarussa vulgaris; Holcus spp. (2 spec.); Juniperus chinensis; Laurus glauca; Lonicera confusa; Magnolia coco; M. quinquipeta; Mazus japonicus; Melastoma malabathrium; Melodinus sp.; Michelia figo (2 spec.); Mussaenda pubescens; Nandina domestica; Panicum sp.; Pterospermum sp.; Rhaphiolepis indica (2 spec. as 'Crataegus'); Royena sp.; Setaria sp. (China); Bauhinia sp.; Pithecellobium sp. (Manilla [Phillipines]) |
| KERR, Miss | 1815 | Gnaphalium eximium; Elichrysum filiforme, E. speciosissimum |
| KING, Govr Philip | 1807 | [K] Notelia ligustrina (New Holland) |
| KNIGHT, Thomas Andrew | 1807-1814 | Achillea compacta; Brachychiton populneus (New Holland); Campanula azurea; Cnicus cassabonae; Dianthus elegans; Enkianthus quinquefolia; Fumaria speciosa; Lythrum alatum; Phlox intermedia; Phyteuma campanuloides, P. scheuchzerii; Verbena sp. |
| LAMBERT, Aylmer Bourke | 1803 | [K] Dianthus filiformis |
| LA UNION | 1803 | [K] Alpinia sp.; Ardisia acuminata; Digitaria sp. (2 spec.); Gustavia angusta; Laurus cassia, L. montana; Panopsis sessilifolia; Pariana campestris; Tragia urens; Vitex triflora (Guiana) |
LISTON, Lady Henrietta
Henrietta, Lady Liston, wife of Sir Robert Liston who was ambassador in Constantinople (1812-1821) - see also Millburn Tower | 1816-1823 | Morina persica (2 spec.): [E] Reseda mediterranea; Trifolium sp. (Constantinople) |
| LODDIGES, Charles | 1810 | Epacris attenuata, E. pulchella:; [K] Rhamnus alpinus |
| LYON, John | 1806 | [K] Andromeda speciosa (North America) |
| MAC COLLUCH, Dr | 1813 | Telopea speciossima (New Holland) |
MACKAY, James Townsend
Trinity College Botanic Garden, Dublin | 27 Jul 1813 | [E] Phleum echinatum; Triticum alpinum |
| MACKENZIE, Sir G. | 1818-1819 | Acacia juniperina; Adiantum hispidulum; Gnaphalium apiculatum; Umbelliferae ined. (New Holland) |
| McNAB, William | | see part III for native (Scottish) collections |
| MALCOLM, William | 1814-1815 | Asclepias tuberosa; Eryngium amethystinum; Gentiana pneumonanthe; Lithospermum orientale; [E] Tofieldia palustris |
| MASSON, Francis | 1804-1809 | [K] Carex plantaginea, C. pseudocyperus; Euphorbia corollata; Lysimachia quadriflora; Pyrus pumila; Veratrum glaucus; Zigadenus glaberrimum (North America incl. Canada): Myrtus sp. ined (Cape of Good Hope); [E] Gerardia purpurea (Canada) |
| MAUGHAN, Edward James | 1809 | Gentiana amarella (Gosford) |
| | | [see also BORRER, W.] |
| MAUGHAN, Robert | 1812-1817 | Caucalis infesta; Cistus anglicus ('garden sp[ecimen] from Mr Reid'); Convolvulus soldanella; Gentiana campestris; Geranium pusillum; Gnaphalium margaritaceum; Lemna trisulca; Lithospermum officinale; Papaver nudicaule (Greenland); Primula farinosa ('a native specimen near West Linton'); Saxifraga cernua; Scilla verna (Stranraer) |
| MENZIES, Archibald | 1806 | [K] Clethra sp.; Conzya viscosa (South America) |
| MENZIES, Robert | | Ferula asafoetida |
| MIDDLEMIST, John | 1806 | [K] Asplenium sp. (St Helena) |
| MILNE, William | Jul 1815 | Habenaria viridis (Blair Athol) |
| MONTGOMERY, Mr. | Sep 1818 | Melilotus caerulea |
| [NAPOLEON BONAPARTE] | | Silene striata; Triticum bonapartea |
| NARVAL, Mr. | 1810-1814 | Arundo phragmites; Orobus lathyroides: [E] Dracaena stricta ('recd from Mr Narval under this name, Nat. of Cape of Good Hope') |
| NEILL, J. | | Erica ciliaris, E. herbacea; Fuchsia coccinea |
| NEILL, Patrick | 1816, 1817 | Astragalus campestris; Brassica eruca; Geranium robertianum var. album; Ranunculus aconitifolius |
| NIVEN, James | 1814 | [E] Crotalaria sp. (Cape of Good Hope) |
| PATTERSON, Col. William | 1804 | [K] Acacia sp.; Daviesia linearis (New Holland) |
| PATTISON, Mr. | | Lonicera alpigena |
| RAEBURN, Mr. | Dec 1827 | Dryas integrifolia (Davis Straits); Salix herbacea, & sp.; Saxifraga nivalis; Vaccinium uliginosum (Greenland) |
| RICHARDSON, Rev. William | 1813 | [E] Agrostis stolonifera ('Fiorin grass') |
| ROXBURGH, Dr William | 1815 | [E] Acacia glaucescens ('not native of St Helena but of New Holland'); Cynodon stellatus; Roellia sp. (St Helena) |
| RUTHERFORD, Dr Daniel | 1820 | Andromeda cassinifolia; Caltha dentata; Crocus spp.; Epipactis sp.; Lobelia fulgens, L. lutea; Parnassia caroliniana; Hedysarum astragaloides |
| SCOTT, Lady | | Anchusa angustifolia; Hieracium aurantiacum |
| SEALY, James | Jan 1818 | Androsace obtusaefolia; Anemone narcissiflora; Carex alba, C. alpestris, C. diversifolia; C. ferruginea, C. foetida, C. gymnonaema, C. mirabilis, C. montana, C. ornithopoda, C. paradoxa, C. pilulifera, C. scopolina, C. umbrosa; Ephedra distachys; Erythronium dens-canis; Gnaphalium norvegicum; Hutchinsia alpina; Pyrethrum sp.; Pyrola uniflora; Ranunculus rutaefolius, R. thora (Switzerland) |
| SHANKLY, W. | 1815 | [E] Viola ('new sp. found in Ayrshire'); Astragalus dasyanthus; Centaurea orientalis; Gomphrena globosa |
| SHEPPARD, Mr | 1815 | Astrantia minor (2 spec.): [E] Agrostis stolonifera; Uvularia flava, U. lanceolata; Viola grandiflora |
| SINCLAIR, Captain | 1812 | [E] Glycine monoica ('Ground bean from Upper Canada') |
| SINCLAIR, G. | | Leucopogon lanceolatus; Logania floribunda; Pittosporum revolutum |
SMITH, Prof. Christen
Christiania | [1815] | Agrostis alpina; Andromeda hypnoides; Ranunculus glacialis |
| SMITH, James | 1810-1818 | [E] Agrostis alba; Alyssum alpestre; Hedysarum alpinum; Lolium arvense ('who had it from Botany Bay); Uvularia amplexicaule [? and Carex extensa, Carex sp. ('Nat of Ayrshire'); Eriophorum angustifolium, Euphorbia salicifolia; Trifolium bracteatum] |
| SMITH, Robert | Nov 1816 | Drosera anglica; Lycopodium inundatum; Malaxis paludosa; Pinguicula lusitanica |
| SOMERVILLE, Mr. | | Filago sp. |
STUART, Mr.
of Pinkie | Jun 1818 | Asparagus flexuosus |
| SWEAT, Mr. | Aug 1814 | Melissa aethos; Phlomis samia |
THOMSON, Mr.
of Wymess Castle near Kircaldy, Fifeshire | 1812-1818 | Hermannia althaeifolia; Pultenaea villosa; Scottia dentata |
| THOUIN, M. | 1803, 1805 | [K] Farsetia mutabilis; Hypericum heterophyllum; Spartium parviflorum |
UNDERWOOD, Mr.
perhaps John Underwood of the Dublin Society's Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. | Sep 1815 | Serruria incrassata, S. nervosa |
VALENTIA, Lord
[Arley Hall] | 1806-1808 | [K] Poa spp. (2 spec.); Setaria sp. (East Indies) |
| WHEATLY, Mr. | 1814 | Ziziphora disantha |
| WHITLOW, Charles | 1815 | [E] Hedysarum mimosaefolia
There is also a collection of approx. 185 specimens gathered in North America, including, e.g. Actaea spicata; Ceanothus americanus; Cypripedium humile; Gerardia quercifolia; Ilex prinoides; Lilium catesbaei; Parnassia caroliniana; Prunus virginiana; Spiraea salicifolia; Trillium pictum; Urtica whitlowii |
| WILLIAMSON, Mr. | May 1815 | Narcissus bulbocodium var. minor |
WRIGHT, Dr.
most probably Dr. William Wright, resident in Edinburgh; died 19 September 1819 | 1818 | Andropogon arundinaceum, A. indicum, A. cf. martini; Cyperus iria, C. monocephala; Digitaria sanguinalis; Eleusine indica; Kyllingia monocephala; Launa indica; Oryza sativa; Poa viscosa; Scirpus spp (10 spec.) (East Indies): Illecebrum verticillatum; Lithospermum fruticosum; Polycarpon tetraphyllum (Oporto): Eriocaulon sp.('supposed from the Cape of Good Hope') |
| YOUNG | 1814, 1815 | [E] Polygala speciosa; Tristania nerifolia |
