> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 207](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33265404) of TL-2 Suppl. II > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/16210-1) LSID 16210-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3059270) QID Q3059270 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] > [!example] See also [[Blatter, Ethelbert|first entry]] for this author ### Author \* Blatter, Ethelbert, S.J. (1877-1934), Swiss Jesuit and botanist, born in Canton Appenzell, entered the Society of Jesus (1896) 1903, studied at Valkenburg (Limburg, Netherlands), became an ardent botanist, at St. Xavier's College, Bombay as botany teacher 1904-1908, followed a course in theology at Ore, nr. Hastings, England 1908-1913, returned to St. Xavier's college 1915, Principal ib. 1919, chaplain at Panchgami from 1925. **Abbreviated name**: *Blatt.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Blatt.*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection BLAT|BLAT]], further material at [[Collection B|B]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection PH|PH]]. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 1: 199; BFM 1544; BJI 2: 15; Desmond p. 70; IF suppl. 3: 202; IH 2: 79; Kew 1: 266-267; LS 3074; LS suppl. 2886-2887; MW p. 44; NI 172; SBC p. 116; TL-2/1: 232-233 and see indexes. #### Biofile - Ali, S., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(1): 41-43. 1982 (brief biogr., portr., rôle in Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.). - Anon., J. Indian Bot. Soc. 13(3): 243-245. 1934 (obit., b. 16 Dec 1877, d. 26 Mai 1934); The Madras State Herbarium centenary souvenir August 20, 1954, Madras 1954, p. 38-47 (chapter on B. herbarium, incl. bibl. of B.). - Becherer, A., Basler Nachrichten 31 Jan 1935 (obit.). - Blatter, E., J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 20: lxxix-clxxxv. 1911 (1508 papers listed on the botany of Brit. India and Ceylon). - Dühr, J., S.J., The examiner 9 Jun 1934 (n.v., basis of A.B. Rendle's obituary of 1934 q.v. main source of our caption). - Fischer, C.E.C., Kew Bull. 1934(8): 338-339. 1934 (obit. not.); Proc. Linn. Soc. London 147: 159-161. 1935 (obit.). - Frodin, D.G., Guide standard floras world 579 (index). 1984. - Rendle, A.B., J. Bot. 72: 318-319. 1934 (obit., b. 15 Dec 1877, Rebstein, Appenzell, Switzerland, d. 26 Mai 1934, Poona; see also J. Dühr 1934). - Stewart, R.R., Pakistan J. For. 17: 340. 1967; Taxon 31(1): 60, 62, 63. 1982. ### Publications ##### n.21.513. Acta et agenda **Title** *Acta et agenda* by the Bombay botanists... From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society... 1907. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 15 Feb 1907 (in journal), p. \[1\]-16. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17: 562-577. 1907. ##### n.21.514. History of the Sea Cocoa-Nut **Title** *History of the Sea Cocoa-Nut* (Lodoicea sechellarum, Labill.)... From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society... 1910. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 28 Feb 1910 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 1-13. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 19: 925-937. 1910. ##### n.21.515. The palms of British India **Title** *The palms of British India* and Ceylon, indigenous and introduced... I-XX... From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 1910-1918. **Notes** *Publ*.: *1*: 13 Jun 1910 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 1-32, *pl. 1*, map A. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 20(1): 33-64, *pl. 1*, map A. 1910. *2*: 12 Oct 1910 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-14, *pl. 2-5.* − Id. 20(2): 347-360, *pl. 2-5.* 1910. *3*: 31 Jan 1911 (id.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-31, *pl. 6-11*, map B. − Id. 20(3): 675-705, *pl. 6-11*, map B. 1911. *4*: 20 Mai 1911 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-15, *pl. 12-17.* − Id. 20(4): 981-995, *pl. 12-17.* 1911. *5*: 31 Oct 1911 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-21, *pl. 18-25.* − Id. 21(1): 66-86, *pl. 18-25.* 1911. *6*: 31 Mar 1912 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-49, *pl. 26-32.* − Id. 21(2): 343-391, *pl. 26-32.* 1912. *7*: 30 Jul 1912 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-57, *pl. 33-39.* − Id. 21(4): 912-968, *pl. 33-39.* 1912. *8*: 21 Apr 1913 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-20, *pl. 40-48.* − Id. 22(1): 67-86, *pl. 40-48.* 1912. *9*: 20 Dec 1913 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-20, *pl. 49-56.* − Id. 22(3): 444-463, *pl. 49-56.* 1913. *10*: 31 Mar 1914 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-17, *pl. 57-63.* − Id. 22(4): 665-681, *pl. 57-63.* 1914. *11*: J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 23: 269-281, *pl. 64-68.* 1914. − No reprint seen. *12*: Id. 23: 516-531, *pl. 69-74.* 1915. − No reprint seen. *13*: Id. 23: 737-744, *pl. 75-79.* 1915. − No reprint seen. *14*: 30 Sep 1915 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 1-6, *pl. 80.* − Id. 24(1): 66-71, *pl. 80.* 1915. *15*: 31 Jan 1916 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-14, *pl. 81-83.* − Id. 24(2): 329-339, *pl. 81-83.* 1916. *16*: 20 Jun 1916 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-32, *pl. 84-88.* − Id. 24(3): 507-538, *pl. 84-88.* 1916. *17*: 25 Oct 1916 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-15, *pl. 89-95.* − Id. 24(4): 673-687, *pl. 89-95.* 1916. *18*: 20 Mar 1917 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-11, *pl. 96-99.* − Id. 25(1): 52-62, *pl. 96-99.* 1917. *19*: 15 Sep 1917 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-24, *pl. 100-103.* − Id. 25(2): 207-230, *pl. 100-103.* 1917. *20*: 15 Jan 1918 (id.), cover-t.p., p. 1-30, *pl. 104-106.* − Id. 25(3): 386-415, *pl. 104-106.* 1918. *Copies*: B. *Consolidated reprint*: 1926, see TL-2/557. − With additions. *Ref*.: C.H.W., Kew Bull. 1927(5): 224 (rev. of the reprint). ##### n.21.516. Preliminary notes **Title** *Preliminary notes* on a recent botanical tour to the *High Wavy Mountain* (S. India) ... \[From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society... 1917\]. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: F. Hallberg (x-1924). *Publ*.: 15 Sep 1917 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 1-3. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25(2): 290-292. 1917. ##### n.21.517. New Indian Scrophulariaceae **Title** *New Indian Scrophulariaceae* and some notes on the same order... \[From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society... 1918\]. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: F. Hallberg (x-1924). *Publ*.: 15 Jan 1918 (in journal), p. \[1\]-14. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25(3): 416-429. 1918. ##### n.21.518. A revision of the Indian species of Rotala and Ammannia **Title** *A revision of the Indian species of Rotala and Ammannia* Part I \[-II\]... \[From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society... 1918\]. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: F. Hallberg (x-1924). *Publ*.: *1*: 10 Jun 1918 (in journal), p. 1-22. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25(4): 701-722. 1918. *2*: 20 Dec 1918 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 1-8. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 26(1): 210-217. 1918. ##### n.21.519. Contributions **Title** *Contributions* towards a *flora of Persian Baluchistan* and Makran... \[From the Bombay Natural History Society...\]. 1918. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: F. Hallberg (x-1924). *Publ*.: 10 Jun 1918 (in journal), p. \[1\]-17. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25(4): 723-739. 1918. ##### n.21.520. Contributions towards a flora of Baluchistan **Title** *Contributions towards a flora of Baluchistan*. From materials supplied by J.E.B. Hotson, I.A.R.O.... Madras (Methodist Publishing House) 1919. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: F. Hallberg (x-1924) and C. McCann. *Publ*.: Oct 1919 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-61. *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Ind. Bot. 1(1): 1-61. 1919. ##### n.21.521. The ferns of Bombay **Title** *The ferns of Bombay*... Bombay (D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co....) 1922. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Ferns Bombay*. **Notes** *Co-author*: J.F. d'Almeida (professor of Botany, St. Xavier's College, Bombay). *Publ*.: 1922 (p. \[v\]: preface 2 Feb 1922), frontisp., p. \[i\]-viii, \[1\]-228, *pl. 1-15, 5a* (frontisp. and *pl. 5a* colored). *Copies*: L, MO, U. *Ref*.: Engler, A., Bot. Jahrb. 58(Lit.): 76. 1923 (rev.). - Anon., J. Bot. 61: 63. Feb 1923 (rev.). ##### n.21.522. Some new species **Title** *Some new species* of plants *from* the *Western ghats*... \[From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society... 1928\]. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: C. McCann. *Publ*.: 31 Mai 1928 (in journal), cover-t.p., *1 pl*. (uncol.), 1-4. *Copy*: L. − Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 32(4): 733-736. 1928. ##### n.21.523. Beautiful flowers of Kashmir **Title** *Beautiful flowers of Kashmir*... London (John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd....) 1927-1928. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Beautiful fl. Kashmir*. **Notes** *Publ*.: *1*: 1927 (Nat. Nov. Feb 1928), frontisp. (col.), p. \[i\]-xv, \[1\]-197, *pl. 1-33* (col., in text). − Illustrations in both vols. by Mrs. G.A. Wathen and Haldar Joo Walli. *2*: 1929, frontisp., p. \[i\]-xv, \[1\]-204, *pl. 34-61* (id.), *62* (uncol., in text). *Copies*: B, G, L, NY. *Other issue*: s.d., *1*: frontisp., p. \[i\]-xv, \[1\]-198, sic, *pl. 1-33* (col., in text), *2*: frontisp., p. \[i\]-xv, \[1\]-204, *pl. 34-62.* *Copy*: L. − *Publisher*: Staples and Staples Limited... Westminster. ##### n.21.524. The flora of the Indus Delta **Title** *The flora of the Indus Delta*... Madras (The Methodist Publishing House...) 1929. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. Indus Delta*. **Notes** *Co-authors*: C. McCann and I.S. Sabnis. *Publ*.: 1929 (preface Apr 1929), p. \[i-viii\], \[1\]-173, *photos 1-50* on 29 p. *Copies*: B, NY. *Ref*.: Fischer, C.E.C., Kew Bull. 1930(3): 95-96. 26 Feb 1930 (rev.). ##### n.21.525. The Bombay grasses **Title** *The Bombay grasses*... Delhi (Manager of Publications \[of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research\]) 1935. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Bombay grass.* **Notes** *Co-author*: C. McCann. − Illustrations by R.K. Bhide. *Publ*.: 1935, p. \[i\*-ii\*\], frontisp. phot., \[i\]-xxi, \[1\]-324, \[1\]-2 (errata), *pl. 1-189* (uncol.). *Copies*: L, MO. ##### n.21.526. Some beautiful Indian trees **Title** *Some beautiful Indian trees*... London (Published by the Bombay Natural History Society...) 1937. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Walter S. Millard. *Publ*.: 1937, col. frontisp., p. \[i\]-viii, \[ix-x\], \[1\]-110, *30 col. pl.*, \[p. 1-37 with 60 uncol. phot.\]. *Copy*: G. *Ref*.: Fischer, C.E.C., Kew Bull. 1937(7): 404-405. 20 Oct 1937. - *Ed. 2*: 3 Mar 1955 (t.p. date 1954, W.T. Stearn informed us that the actual date of publ. was 3 Mar 1955; ed. 2 has various new combinations). Second edition revised by W.T. Stearn, p. \[i\], col. frontisp., \[iii\]-xv, \[1\]-165, \[166\], *pl. 1-31* (col.), *pl. 1-47* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: L, MO, U. - *Ref*.: Lawrence, G.H.M., Baileya 3: 151. 1955 (confirms the date of publ.: 3 Mar 1955).