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### Author
Braithwaite, Robert (1824-1917), British bryologist.
**Abbreviated name**: *Braithw.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Braithw.*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection BM|BM]], dupl. at [[Collection B|B]] and [[Collection K|K]].
*Exsiccatae*: *Sphagnaceae britannieae exsiccatae* (nos. 1-53. London, Apr-Jul 1877) at [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection E|E]], [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection NY|NY]]; (66 sets issued).
*Ref*.: BB p. 43; IH 2: 92.
- Brainerd, Monthly micr. J. vols. 6-14, 1871-75 (descr. of exsicc.)
- Kent, Brit, herbaria 44. 1953.
- Sayre, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 19(2): 184-185. 1971.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 1: 239; BB p. 43; Bossert p. 50; BM 1: 221; CSP 7: 241, 9: 328, 13: 761; Jackson p. 241, 626; Kew 1: 339; NI 222-223.
- Anon., Naturalist 1917: 361-363 (portr.)
- Sheppard, J. Roy. micr. Soc. 1917: 560.
- Britten, J. Bot. 56: 23-25. 1918.
- Jackson, Proc. Linn. Soc. 1917/8: 35-37. 1918.
- Anon., Rev. bryol. 48: 48. 1921.
- Lenley et al., Cat. manuscr. coll. New York Bot. Gard. 47. 1973 (archival material, corr.)
#### Eponymy
*Braithwaitea* S. O. Lindberg (1872).
### Publications
##### n.700. The British moss-flora
**Title**
*The British moss-flora*. London (author) 3 vols. \[1880-\]1887-1905. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Brit. moss. fl.*
**Notes**
|vol. |part |pages |*plates* |dates in book or on cover |J. Bot. |Nat. Nov.|
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |
|1 |1 |\[1\]-16 |1-2 |1 Mai 1880\* |Mai 1880 |Jun 1880|
| |2 |\[17\]-32 |3-4 |1 Jul 1880\* |Aug 1880 |Sep 1880|
| |3 |33-61 |5-9 |1 Nov 1880\* |Jan 1881 |Jan 1881|
| |4 |63-81 |10-12, 12\* |1 Apr 1881\* |Mai 1881 |Mai 1881|
| |5 |\[83\]-114 |14-16 |1 Oct 1881\* |Mar 1882 |Mar 1882|
| |6 |\[115\]-146 |17-20 |Oct 1882 |Dec 1882 |Sep 1883|
| |7 |\[147\]-178, \[179\] |21-26 |Jul 1883 | |Sep 1883|
| |8 |181-212 |27-32 |Oct 1884 |Nov 1884 |Mar 1885|
| |9 |213-244 |33-36 |Sep 1885 |Oct 1885|
| |10 |245-315, \[i\*\], \[i\]-x, \[2, ind.\] |37-45 |Jun 1887 |Jul 1887 |Aug 1887|
|2 |11 |\[1\]-56 |46-53 |Sep 1888 |Nov 1888 |Dec 1888|
| |12 |57-104 |54-60 |Aug 1889 | |Oct 1889|
| |13 |\[105\]-142 |61-66 |Aug 1890 |Nov 1890 |Nov 1890|
| |14 |143-182 |67-72 |Jun 1892 |Aug 1892 |Aug 1892|
| |15 |183-217 |73-78 |Dec 1893 |Mar 1894 |Mar 1894|
| |16 |\[219\]-268, \[i\] |79-84 |Apr 1895 |Jun 1895 |Jul 1895|
|3 |17 |\[1\]-36 |85-90 |Nov 1896 |Feb 1897 |Apr 1897|
| |18 |37-64 |91-96 |Jan 1898 |Apr 1898 |Jun 1898|
| |19 |65-96 |97-102 |Feb 1899 |Jun 1899 |Jun 1899|
| |20 |97-128 |103-108 |Dec 1900 | |Jun 1901 \[sic\]|
| |21 |129-168 |109-114 |Apr 1902 | |Aug 1902|
| |22 |169-200 |115-120 |Mar 1903 | |Jul 1903|
| |23 |201-274, \[i-v\], \[2\] \[2\] |121-128 |Mai 1905 | |Aug 1905|
*Copies*: BR, G, MU, NY (original covers), U. – Each volume has the following t.p.'s:
a. *Vol. I.* Acrocarpous mosses, \[quotation Spencer\]. London s.d.
*2*. Acrocarpous mosses, \[idem\]. London s.d.
*3*. Pleurocarpous mosses and Sphagna, \[idem\]. London s.d.
b. *Vol. I.* Acrocarpi I. \[list of families\]. London 1887.
*2*. Acrocarpi 2. \[idem.\] London 1888-1895.
*3*. Pleurocarpi \[idem\]. London 1890-1905.
Year dates of parts on 3: 274. – A "Check-list of British mosses" for vol. 1 was publ.
Sep-Oct 1887.
*Ref*.: BM 1: 221; Jackson p. 241; Kew 1: 339; NI 222; IDC 6199.
##### n.701. The Sphagnaceae or peat-mosses of Europe and North America
**Title**
*The Sphagnaceae or peat-mosses of Europe and North America*. London (Hardwicke & Bogue) 1878. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Sphagnac. Europe*.
**Notes**
*First issue*: Sep-Dec 1878 (pref. Sep 1878; Nat. Nov. Jan 1879), p. \[i-vii\], \[1\]-91, *pl. 1-29* with text. *Copy*: Steere. – Apparently scarce, all other copies seen have the 1880 imprint.
*Second issue*: Jan-Aug 1880 (t.p. 1880; Nat. Nov. Sep 1880), p. \[i-vii\], \[1\]-91, *pl. 1-29* with text, errata slip between p. 46/47. *Copies*: BR, G, L, MO, NY, Steere. – Imprint: London (David Bogue) 1880. Oct.
*Plates*: partly coloured lithographs by author.
*Ref*.: BM 1: 221; Jackson 626; Kew 1: 339; NI 223; IDC 7511-7512.