> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 97](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33266404) of TL-2 Suppl. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/1161-1) LSID 1161-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553714) QID Q553714 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] > [!example] See also [[Britton, Nathaniel Lord|first entry]] for this author ### Author \* Britton, Nathaniel Lord (1859-1934), American botanist, born at New Dorp, Staten Island, sent to the School of Mines College but interested in botany from an early age, joined the Torrey botanical Club 1877, graduated from the School of Mines 1879, assistant in geology at Columbia College 1879, also served as botanist on the Geological Survey of Jersey 1881-1887, instructor in botany and geology at Columbia University 1887, adjunct professor of botany 1890, professor of botany 1891, director-in-chief New York Botanical Garden 1896-1930, married Elizabeth Knight 1885, especially interested in the flora of the West Indies from 1898, D.Sc. Columbia University 1904, L.L.D. University Pittsburgh 1912, leading the American nomenclatural movement ("American Code"). **Abbreviated name**: *Britton* \[standard form in IPNI: *Britton*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection NY|NY]], further material in [[Collection B|B]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection F|F]], [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection HH (sensu TL-2)|HH]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection LE|LE]], [[Collection LS|LS]], [[Collection MICH|MICH]], [[Collection MO|MO]], [[Collection OXF|OXF]], [[Collection P|P]], [[Collection S|S]], [[Collection TRIN|TRIN]], [[Collection US|US]]. – See IH 2: 98. #### Bibliography and biography Andrews p. 242; Barnhart 1: 253; BFM 1586; BL 1: 288 (index), 2: 1586; BM 1: 251, 6: 140, 9: 356; Clokie p. 139; CSP 12: 122-123, 13: 816-819; DSB 2: 476-477; Ewan ed. 1: 71, 92, 109, 172; GR p. 206; IF suppl. 3, p. 203; IH 2: 91, 98, 101, 133, 208, 214, 282; Kew 1: 378-379; Langman p. 161; Lenley p. 77-102 (corr., mss., archives); LS 4029-4033, 31.573-31.577, 32.132; LS suppl. 3782-3783; NAF (many contributions); NI 236, Nachtr.; NW p. 41; Rehder 5(index): 122; RS p. 76; TL-1: 51-52; TL-2/1: 332-348 and see indexes; Zander ed. 10, p. 595, ed. 11, p. 728. #### Biofile - Barneby, R.C., Brittonia 36(2): 94-95. 1984 (brief sketch, portr.). - Bodman, I.M., J. New York Bot. Gard. 31: 1-6. 1930 (resignation). - Boone, W., Hist. bot. W. Virgina 190. 1965. - Brandegee, K., Zoe 1: 286-287. 1890 (caustic review of N.L.B. list of local floras), reply by N.L. Britton, Zoe 1: 344-345. 1891, comment Brandegee 1: 345-346. 1891. - Britten, J., J. Bot. 26: 257-262. 1888 ("Recent tendencies in American botanical nomenclature"), 26: 292-295. 1888 (reply by N.L.B.). - Britton, N.L., The Columbia University Quarterly 18(4): 352-359. 1916 (on NYBG); J. New York Bot. Gard. 36: 25. 1935 (herb.). - Carpenter, Mathilde M., Bibl. biogr. Entomol. 13. 1945 (further biogr. refs.). - Conde, J.A., Hist. bot. Cuba 291-296. s.d. - Cordona, R.G., Revista Obras Publ. Puerto Rico 6(69): \[1-3\]. 1929. - Cowan, R.S. and F.A. Stafleu, Brittonia 33(3): 285-293. 1981 ("Rose and Cassia"). - Davis, W.T., Proc. Staten Island Inst. Arts, Sci. 7: 101-108. 1934. - Ewan, J., Short hist. bot. U.S. 17, 99-101, 110, 113. 1969. - Fernald, M.L., Amer. J. Sci. 6: 277-284. 1898; Proc. Amer. Acad. Sci. 70: 504-505. 1936. - Forest, H.W. de, J. New York Bot. Gard. 31(161): 1-2. 1930 (resignation N.L.B. from Dir. NYBG). - Frodin, D.G., Guide standard floras world 580. 1984. - Gager, C.S., Sci. Monthly 29: 475-477. 1929. - Gleason, H.A., Proc. Amer. philos. Soc. 104(2): 205-226. 1960 (scientific work); Thumbnail sketches of botanists 1961 (mss., copies NY, FAS; original description of B. and NYBG). - Greene, E.L., Pittonia 1: 184-189. 1888 (on "Prelim. cat.", see TL-2/775). - Hochreuthiner, B.P.G., Rev. gén. Sci. 46: 1-2. 1935. - Howe, M.A., J. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 169-180. 1934 (portr., obit.); Science ser. 2. 81: 87-88. 1935; Revista Obras Publ. Puerto Rico 11(9): 711-715. 1934 (obit.). - Humphrey, H.B., Makers of North American botany 40-42. 1961. - Hunt, D.R., J. Mammillaria Soc. 15(5): 61-62. 1975 (on N.L.B. and J.N. Rose). - Johansen, D.A., Desert Jul 1930: 31-32. - Johnson, S.P. and P. Collins, Guide to the archives and manuscripts of the New York Botanical Garden, New York 1983. - Jones, K., Taxon 9(6): 175-189. 1960 (lectotype sp. sel. Britton and Brown vs. Hitchcock and Green). - Kallunki, J.A., Brittonia 32(3): 397-420. 1980 (Cuban plant coll. of J.A. Shafer, N.L.B. and P. Wilson). - Léon, H., Revista Soc. geogr. Cuba 3(1): 22-24. 1930; Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. nat. Felipe Poey 3: 178-179, 210-223. 1918 (B's Cuban explor.), 8: 345-349. 1934 (portr.); Les explor. bot. Cuba, Habana 1918, 47 p. - Long, C.R., J. Soc. Bibliogr. nat. Hist. 8(4): 343-349. 1928 (mss. NYBG). - McVaugh, R., Edward Palmer 99. 1959. - Merrill, E.D., Proc. Linn. Soc. 147: 161-165. 1935; Year Book Amer. philos. Soc. 1937: 341-347. - Merrill, E.D. and J.H. Barnhart, Nat. Acad. Sci. Biogr. Mem 19(5): 145-202. 1938 (portr., biogr., excellent bibliography by Barnhart, dates!). - Millspaugh, C.F., Field Mus. Bot. Publ. 2: 141. 1900 (itin.); Praenunciae Bahamienses 1., Chicago 1906, p. 138-140, 2., Chicago 1908, p. 290 (expl. by N.L.B. and C.F. Millspaugh). - Mitich, L.W., Cactus Succul. J., U.S. 51: 172-175. 1979; J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 51(3): 118-122. 1979. - Noble, W.D., Revista Obras Publ. Puerto Rico 11: 669-670. 1934. - Nolla, J.A.B., Puerto Rico Illustr. 25: 14-15, 57-58. 1934 (portr.). - Rendle, A.B., J. Bot. 72: 316-318. 1934 (obit.). - Robbins, W.J., Garden J. 2: 12-14, 27. 1953. - Rodgers, A.D., Amer. Bot. 1873-1892: 325 (index). 1944; John Merle Coulter p. 34 (index). 1944. - Rost, E.C., Desert Plant Life 6: 35. 1934. - Rusby, H.H., Science ser. 2. 80: 108-111. 1934. - Sprague, Th., Kew Bull. 1934: 275-279. - Thiem, A., Brittonia 37(1): 105. 1985 (B. collections found in "an attic at Columbia University"). - Verdoorn, F., Chron. bot. 1: 308-309. 1935 (portr., brief obit.). - Wittrock, V.B., Acta Horti Berg. 3(3): 205. 1905 (portr.). #### Composite works - (1), (2), see TL-2/1: 332. - (3) Editor, *Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club* 16-24, Jan 1889-Dec 1897. - (4) Junior author with Thomas Morong, with the assistance of Miss Anna Murray Vail, *An enumeration of the plants collected by Dr. Thomas Morong* in Paraguay 1888-1890, see TL-2/6340. - (5) Introductory note in C.E. Newhall, *Trees n.e. Amer.* 1890, TL-2/6772. - (6) J.C. Arthur, N.L. Britton, F.E. Clements, F.S. Earle, A.W. Evans and others, Propositions relatives à l'amendement et au complément des Règles internationales de la Nomenclature botanique, adoptées par le Congrès international de Botanique de Vienne en 1905..., p. 1-9. \[New York 1910\]. – See TL2/suppl. 2: no. 19.529. #### Note - (1) Anon., *Revised names of plants of New Jersey*, extracted from Britton's State Catalogue, reprinted from the Druggists' Bulletin, July 1890, cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-23. *Copy*: BKL. – See TL-2/776 (*Cat. pl. New Jersey*). ### Publications ##### n.23.006. catalogue **Title** Geological Survey of New Jersey. A preliminary *catalogue* of the *flora* of *New Jersey *... Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J. (Office of the Survey) 1881. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Catal. fl. New Jersey*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1881,p. \[i\]-xiii, \[1\]-233. *Copies*: BKL, NY. ##### n.23.007. revision **Title** A *revision* of the *North American species* of the genus *Scleria*... Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences \[1885\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1885 (read 25 Mai 1885), cover-t.p., p. 228-237. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 3(7): 228-237. 1885. ##### n.23.008. A preliminary list of North American species of Cyperus **Title** *A preliminary list of North American species of Cyperus*, with descriptions of new forms... Reprinted from Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... \[1886\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Nov 1886 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 205-216. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 13(11): 205-216. 1886. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 1. ##### n.23.009. Cerastium arvense **Title** *Cerastium arvense*, L., and its North American varieties... Bulletin of the Torrey botanical Club... 1887. Oct. **Notes** *Senior author*: \[Charles\] Arthur Hollick (1857-1933), see TL-2/2: 256-257. *Publ*.: Mar 1887 (in journal), p. \[45\]-52, *pl. 63-65.* *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 14(3): 45-52, *pl. 63-65.* 1887. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. (no cover seen). ##### n.23.010. plants collected **Title** A list of *plants collected* by Miss Mary B. *Croft* at San Diego, Texas... Reprinted from Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences... 1887. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Henry Hurd Rusby (1855-1940), see TL-2/4: 997-1001. *Collector*: Mary B. Croft, see IH 2: 144. *Publ*.: 3 Oct 1887 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 7-14. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 7-14. 1887. *Additions*: 1890 (read 5 Mai 1890), p. 181-185. *Copy*: NY. – Id. 9: 181-185. 1890. ##### n.23.011. New **Title** *New* or noteworthy *North American phanerogams* I.... \[Reprinted from Bull. Torrey Bot. Club...\] 1888. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: \[*1*\]: 2 Apr 1888 (in journal), p. \[97\]-105, *pl. 80.* *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 15(4): 97-105, *pl. 80.* 1888. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 5 (no cover seen). *2*: Oct 1889 (in journal), p. \[6\]-15, *in* Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 6-15. 1889. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 13, cover-t.p., p. \[5\]-14. 1889. *Copies*: NY, US. *3*: 9 Dec 1890 (in journal), p. 310-316 *in* Bull. Torrey bot. Club 17(12): 310-316. 1890. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 16. – No reprint seen. *4*: 21 Sep 1891 (in journal), p. 265-272. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 18(9): 265-272. 1891. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 20, cover-t.p., p. 265-272. 1891. *5*: 9 Dec 1891 (in journal), p. 362-370. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 18(12): 363-370. 1891. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 22, cover-t.p., p. 363-370. 1891. *6*: 13 Jul 1892 (in journal), p. 219-226, *pl. 131.* *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 19(7): 219-226, *pl. 131.* 1892. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 29, cover-t.p., p. 219-226, *pl. 131.* 1892. *7*: 15 Jul 1893 (in journal), p. 277-282, *pl. 158.* *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 20(7): 277-282, *pl. 158.* 1893. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 38, cover-t.p., p. 277-282, *pl. 158.* 1893. *8*: 25 Jan 1894 (in journal), p. 27-34, *pl. 173.* *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 21(1): 27-34, *pl. 173.* 1894. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 47, cover-t.p., p. 27-34, *pl. 173.* 1894. *9*: 15 Mai 1895 (in journal), p. 220-225. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 22(5): 220-225. 1895. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 77, cover-t.p., p. 220-225. 1895. ##### n.23.012. Botanical nomenclature **Title** *Botanical nomenclature*... Reprinted from the 'Journal of Botany'... 1888. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Oct 1888 (in journal, text written 5 Sep 1888), p. \[1\]-4. *Copies*: B, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 26: 292-294. 1888. ##### n.23.013. The genus Hicoria of Rafinesque **Title** *The genus Hicoria of Rafinesque*... Reprinted from Bulletin of the Torrey botanical Club... 1888. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 2 Nov 1888 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[277\]-285. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 15(11): 277-285. 1888 – Also issued with special cover-t.p. as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 7. ##### n.23.014. Archaean plant **Title** On an *Archaean plant* from the white crystalline limestone of Sussex County, N.Y. ... \[Annals New York Academy of Sciences... 1888\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1888, p. 123-124, *pl. 7* (uncol.). *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 4: 123-124, *pl. 7.* 1888. – Also in Canad. Rec. Sci. 3: 184, *pl. 7.* Jul 1888. ##### n.23.015. The genus Eleocharis in North America **Title** *The genus Eleocharis in North America*... New York (Reprinted from the Journal of the New York microscopical Society...) 1889. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Oct 1889 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 95-111. *Copies*: B, NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. New York microscop. Soc. 5(4): 95-111. 1889. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 12. ##### n.23.016. A list of state and local floras of the United States **Title** *A list of state and local floras of the United States* and British America... Reprinted from the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences... \[1890\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Apr-Jul 1890, *in* Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 5: 237-262. Apr, 263-294. Jun, 295-300. Jul 1890. – Also, consolidated, issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 14, cover-t.p., p. \[237\]-300. 1890. *Copies*: NY, US. ##### n.23.017. The American species of the genus Anemone **Title** *The American species of the genus Anemone* and the genera which have been referred to it... Reprinted from the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences... \[1892\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Mai 1892 (in journal), p. \[215\]-238. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 6: 215-238. 1892 \["1891"\]. ##### n.23.018. A list of species of **Title** *A list of species of* the genera *Scirpus and Rhynchospora* occurring in North America ... Reprinted from the Transactions of the New York Academy of sciences... 1892. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1892, cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-19. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 11: 74-93. 1892. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 26. ##### n.23.019. The North American species of the genus Lespedeza **Title** *The North American species of the genus Lespedeza*... Reprinted from the Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences... 1893. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 10-16 Mar 1893, p. 57-64. 10 Mar, 65-68. 16 Mar 1893. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 12: 57-68. 1893. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 38. ##### n.23.020. A revision of the genus Lechea **Title** *A revision of the genus Lechea*... Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1894. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 20 Jun 1894 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[244\]-253. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 21(6): 244-253. 1894. – Also issued as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 56. ##### n.23.021. An enumeration of the plants collected by Dr. Timothy E. Wilcox **Title** *An enumeration of the plants collected by Dr. Timothy E. Wilcox*, U.S.A., and others in Southeastern Arizona during the years 1892-1894... Trans. N.Y. Acad. Sci.... 1894\[-1895\]. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Thomas Henry Kearney (1874-1956), see TL-2/2: 510-511. *Collector*: Timothy Erastus Wilcox (1840-1932), see IH 2: 1156, and others (not mentioned in title). *Publ*.: 4 Dec 1894 and 26 Jan 1895 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[21\]-44. *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 14: 21-32. 4 Dec 1894 (factual date, in journal 22 Oct 1894), 33-44. 26 Jan 1895. – Also issued, consolidated, as Contr. Herb. Columbia Coll. no. 71. *Note*: *Gramineae* by F. Lamson-Scribner. ##### n.23.022. An enumeration of the plants collected by M.E. Penard **Title** *An enumeration of the plants collected by M.E. Penard* in Colorado during the summer of 1892... Extrait du Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier.. 1895. Oct. **Notes** *Authorship*: Senior author: N.L. Britton, co-author: Anna Murray Vail (1863-1955), see TL-2/6: 632-633. – Several identifications by N. Patouillard (Fungi), J. Müller Arg. (Lichenes), E.G. Britton (Musci), E. Huth (*Delphinium*). *Collector*: Eugène Penard (1855-1950), see IH 2: 663. *Publ*.: Mai 1895 (in journal), p. \[1\]-25. *Copies*: G, NY, U, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Herb. Boissier 3(5): 197-221. 1891. ##### n.23.023. Botanical Gardens **Title** *Botanical Gardens*. Address by vice-president Nathaniel Lord Britton chairman of section G of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the Buffalo Meeting August 1896... Cambridge, Mass. (John Wilson and Son, University Press 1896 \[i.e. 1897\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jan 1897 (fide Barnhart), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-16. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Proc. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 45: 171-184. 1897. *Further publications* of this text: Science ser. 2. 4: 284-293. 4 Sep 1896; Garden and Forest 9: 352-353. 2 Sep, 362-363. 9 Sep 1896, abstract; Bull. Torrey bot. Club 23(9): 331-345. 25 Sep 1896; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 62-77. 1 Jan 1897. ##### n.23.024. Code of botanical nomenclature **Title** *Code of botanical nomenclature*... Code de la nomenclature botanique. Codex der botanischen Nomenklatur. New York 1904. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Code bot. nom.* **Notes** *Authorship*: The Nomenclature Commission appointed by the Botanical Club of the American Association for the advancement of Science at a meeting held in Washington, D.C., 2 Jan 1903, as a follow up of an energetic campaign by N.L. Britton. *Presentation*: The text was meant to be accepted by the Vienna botanical Congress to be held in 1905, to take the place of Alphonse de Candolle's *Lois de la nomenclature botanique*, accepted at Paris on 16 Aug 1867 (see TL-2/975). *Rejection*: This text became called the "*Amercian Code*"; it was rejected by the 1905 Vienna botanical Congress, but stayed in use by many American botanists until the International botanical Congress, held at Cambridge, G.B. 1930. – For the definitive text of the *American Code of Botanical Nomenclature* see this title of 1907. *Proposers*: *Arthur, Joseph Charles* 1850-1942, see TL-2/1: 70-71, and suppl. 1: 173-180. *Barnhart, John Hendley* 1871-1949, see TL-2/1: 123, and suppl. 1:333-336. *Britton, Nathaniel Lord* 1859-1934, see TL-2/1: 332-348. *Brown, Stewardson* 1867-1921, see TL-2/1: 370. *Clements, Frederic Edward* 1874-1945, see TL-2/1: 540-541. *Cook, Orator Fuller* 1867-1949 (to be treated in TL-2/suppl.). *Coulter, John Merle* 1851-1928, see TL-2/1: 558-559. *Coville, Frederick Vernon* 1867-1937, see TL-2/1: 561-562. *Earle, Franklin Summer* 1856-1929, see TL-2/1: 716. *Evans, Alexander William* 1868-1959, see TL-2/1: 806. *Hazen, Tracy Elliot* 1874-1943, see Barnhart 2: 144. *Hollick, Arthur* 1857-1933, see TL-2/2: 256-257. *Howe, Marshall Avery* 1867-1936, see TL-2/2: 347-349. *Knowlton, Frank Hall* 1860-1926, see TL-2/2: 583-584. *Moore, George Thomas* 1871-1956, see TL-2/3: 569. *Morris, Edward Lyman* 1870-1913, see TL-2/3: 594-595. *Murrill, William Alphonse* 1869-1957, see TL-2/3: 672-673. *Rusby, Henry Hurd* 1855-1940, see TL-2/4: 997-1001. *Shear, Cornelius Lott* 1863-1956, see TL-2/5: 555-557. *Trelease, William* 1847-1945, see TL-2/6: 458-468. *Underwood, Lucien Marcus* 1853-1907, see TL-2/ 6: 587-594. *White, \[Charles\] David* 1862-1935, see TL-2/7: 249-250. *Wight, William Franklin* 1874-1954, see TL-2/7: 282. *Publ*.: 18 Mai 1904 (in journal), p. \[i\], 249-290. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 31(5): 249-290. 1904. – Text in English, French and German. ##### n.23.025. Lenophyllum **Title** *Lenophyllum* a new genus of Crassulaceae... City of Washington (published by the Smithsonian Institution) 1904. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 10 Oct 1904 (date on cover-t.p. and in text), cover-t.p., p. 159-162, *pl. 20* (col. lith.). *Copies*: B, G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Smithson. Misc. Coll. 47(3): 159-162, *pl. 20.* 1904, also issued as Smithson. Inst. Publ. 1479. – See ING 2: 953. 1979. ##### n.23.026. On Pisonia obtusata **Title** *On Pisonia obtusata* and its allies... From the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club ... 1904. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 26 Nov 1904 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 611-615. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 31(11): 611-615. 1904. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 61. ##### n.23.027. Contributions to the flora of the Bahama Islands **Title** *Contributions to the flora of the Bahama Islands* 1 \[-4\].... New York (From the Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden...) 1905 \[-1907\]. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Contr. fl. Bahama Isl.* **Notes** *Publ*.: *1*: 7 Feb 1905 (preprint so dated on p. \[i\]), p. \[i\], 441-453. 1905. – Preprinted from Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 441-453. 14 Apr 1905. *2*: 24 Aug 1905 (preprint so dated), p. \[i\], 115-127. 25 Jun 1906. – Preprinted id. 4: 115-127. 1906. *3*: 19 Mar 1906 (preprint so dated), p. \[i\], 137-143. 25 Jun 1906. – Preprinted id. 4: 137-143. 1906. *4*: 26 Oct 1907 (preprint so dated), p. \[i\], 311-318. 8 Feb 1909. – Preprinted id. 5(18): 311-318. 1909. – Cover erroneously has "Contributions... III." sic. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. ##### n.23.028. The Hemlock Grove **Title** *The Hemlock Grove* on the banks of the Bronx River and what it signifies... (Reprinted from the Transactions of the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences...) 1906. **Notes** *Publ*.: Mar 1906 (date on cover-t.p. \[sic: " October 1905 to March 1906"\]), cover-t.p., p. \[5\]-13. *Copies*: NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. Bronx Soc. Arts Sci. 1(1): 5-13 "October, 1905, to March, 1906", – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 83. ##### n.23.029. The sedges of Jamaica **Title** *The sedges of Jamaica*... Kingston, Jamaica (Hope Gardens) 1907. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Sedges Jamaica*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Sep 1907 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-19. *Copies*: NY, U. – Issued as supplement 1 of Bull. Dept. Agric. Jamaica 5, 1907. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 97. ##### n.23.030. Pereskiopsis **Title** *Pereskiopsis*, a new genus of Cactaceae... Smithsonian miscellaneous collections... 1907. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 28 Oct 1907, p. 331-333, *pl. 43-44* (uncol. phot.). *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from Smithson. Misc. Coll. 50: 331-333, *pl. 43-44*, also issued as Smithson. Inst. Publ. 1775. – See ING 3: 1288. 1979. ##### n.23.031. American Code of botanical nomenclature **Title** *American Code of botanical nomenclature*... From the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1907. Oct. **Notes** *Authorship*: N.L. Britton was *de facto* leader of the American Code campaign. This *Code*, which remained in use by especially the Britton school from 1904 (see above N.L. Britton, *Code of botanical nomenclature* 1904) was an alternative for the *Règles int. nomencl.* 1905, see TL-2/766, adopted by the Vienna Botanical Congress of 1905. It was signed by the majority of the 1904 group except S. Brown, J.M. Coulter, E.L. Morris, W.A. Murrill, W. Trelease. *Publ*.: 11 Jun 1907 (in journal), p. \[i\], 167-178. 1907. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 34(4): 167-178. 1907. ##### n.23.032. A preliminary treatment of the Opuntioideae of North America **Title** *A preliminary treatment of the Opuntioideae of North America*... City of Washington (Published by the Smithsonian Institution) 1908. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 20 Feb 1908, p. \[i\], 503-539. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from from Smithson. Misc. Coll. 50(4): 503-539. 1908. ##### n.23.033. The genus Ernodea **Title** *The genus Ernodea* Swartz: a study of species and races... New York (Reprinted,... from the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club...) 1908. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 29 Apr 1908 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 203-208. *Copies*: NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 35(4): 203-208. 1908. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 106. ##### n.23.034. The taxonomic aspect of the species question **Title** *The taxonomic aspect of the species question*... Reprinted,... from the American Naturalist. 1908. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 18 Mai 1908 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 225-242. *Copies*: BKL, FAS(B), NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Amer. Natural. 42: 225-242. 1908. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 105. ##### n.23.035. The generic name Bucida **Title** *The generic name Bucida*... From the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1908. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1 Jul 1908 (in journal), p. 303-304. *Copies*: B, BKL, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 35(6): 303-304. 1908. ##### n.23.036. Studies of West Indian plants **Title** *Studies of West Indian plants* i-xiii, New York 1908-1926. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: *1*: 30 Jul 1908 (in journal), p. \[i\*\], 337-345. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 35(7): 337-345. 1908. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 108. *2*: 2 Jan 1909 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 561-569. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 35(12): 561-569. – Id. no. 118. *3*: 29 Jul 1910 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 345-363. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 37(7): 345-363. 1910. – Id. no. 135. *4*: 10 Feb 1912 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 1-14. *Copy*: U. – Id. 39(1): 1-14. 1912. – Id. no. 147. *5*: 27 Feb 1914 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 1-24. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 41(1): 1-24. 1914. – Id. no. 164. *6*: 29 Jul 1915 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 365-392. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 42(7): 365-392. 1915. – Id. no. 179. *7*: 5 Nov 1915 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 487-517. *Copy*: U. – Id. 42(9): 487-517. 1915. – Id. no. 183. *8*: 20 Oct 1916 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 441-469. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 43(9): 441-469. 1916. – Id. no. 192. *9*: 12 Feb 1917 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 1-37. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 44(1): 1-37. 1917. – Id. no. 195. *10*: 28 Feb 1922 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 327-343. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 48(12): 327-343. 1922. – Id. no. 236. *11*: Jan 1923 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 35-56. 1923. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 50(1): 35-56. 1923. – Id. no. 238. *12*: 8 Feb 1924 (id.), p. \[i\*\], 1-12. 1924. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 51(1): 1-12. 1924. – Id. no. 252. *13*: 30 Oct 1926 (id.), p. 457-471. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Id. 53(7): 457-471. 1926. – Id. no. 284. *Ref*.: Conde, J.A., Hist. Bot. en Cuba 101, 295. 1958. ##### n.23.037. A new genus of Cactaceae **Title** *A new genus of Cactaceae*... Reprinted from the Journal of the New York Botanical Garden... 1908. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: Dec 1908 (info. J.H. Barnhart; journal issue for November), cover-t.p., p. \[185\]-188, *pl. 48-52* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: B, BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. New York Bot. Gard. 9(107): 185-188, *pl. 48-52.* 1908. ##### n.23.038. Darwin and botany **Title** *Darwin and botany*... Reprinted from the Popular Science Monthly... 1909. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Mar ("April") 1909 (preprint), cover-t.p., p. \[355\]-360. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted or preprinted from Pop. Sci. Monthly 1909: 355-360. Apr 1909. ##### n.23.039. Thompsonella **Title** *Thompsonella*, a new genus of Crassulaceae from Mexico... Rediscovery of Echeveria carnicolor... Three new species of Crassulaceae... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1909. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 10 Mai 1909 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 391-396, *pl. 44-48* \[three papers: *Thompsonella* by Britton and Rose: p. 391-392, *pl. 44-45*; *Echeveria carnicolor* by Rose: p. 393, *pl. 46*; *Three new species* by Rose: p. 395-396, *pl. 47-48.* *Copies*: BKL, FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12(9): 391-396, *pl. 44-48.* 1909. – See ING 3: 1753. 1979. ##### n.23.040. The genus Cereus **Title** *The genus Cereus* and its allies in North America... \[Washington (Government Printing Office)\] 1909. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 21 Jul 1909 (in journal), p. 413-437, *pl. 61-76.* *Copies*: NY, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12(10): 413-437, *pl. 61-76.* 1909. ##### n.23.041. Rhipsalis in the West Indies **Title** *Rhipsalis in the West Indies*... Reprinted... from Torreya... 1909. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 3 Aug 1909, p. \[i\*\], \[153\]-160. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Torreya 9(8): 153-160. 1909. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 124. ##### n.23.042. Propositions relating to the amendment **Title** (See also no. 19.527) *Propositions relating to the amendment* and completion *of the International Rules of Botanical Nomenclature* adopted by the International Botanical Congress of Vienna in 1905... From the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1909. Oct. **Notes** *Authorship*: J.C. Arthur, E.G. Britton, N.L. Britton, S. Brown, F.E. Clements, O.F. Cook, F.V. Coville, F.S. Earle, A.W. Evans, T.E. Hazen, A. Hollick, M.A. Howe, F.H. Knowlton, G.T. Moore, E.L. Morris, H.H. Rusby, C.L. Shear, D. White, W.F. Wight. *Publ*.: 4 Mar 1909 (in journal), p. 55-74. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 36(2): 55-74. 1909. ##### n.23.043. Rediscovery of Tillandsia Swartzii **Title** *Rediscovery of Tillandsia Swartzii* Baker... Reprinted from Torreya... 1911. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 14 Feb 1911 (in journal), p. \[31\]-33. *Copies*: B, BKL, FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Torreya 11(2): 31-33. 1911. ##### n.23.044. Undescribed **Title** *Undescribed* species of *Cuban Cacti*... Reprinted from Torreya... 1912. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: Jan 1912 (date on reprint), p. \[13\]-16. *Copies*: BKL, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Torreya 12(1): 13-16. 1912. ##### n.23.045. Hamelia **Title** The genus *Hamelia* Jacq.... Reprinted from Torreya... 1912. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Feb 1912 (date on reprint), p. \[30\]-32. *Copies*: BKL, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Torreya 12(2): 30-32. 1912. ##### n.23.046. Studies in Cactaceae **Title** *Studies in Cactaceae* – 1... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1913. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Stud. Cact.* **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: *1*: 10 Apr 1913 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[i\]-v, 239-243, *pl. 66-73* (uncol. phot.), vii (index). *Copies*: B, U, – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16(7). 1913. ##### n.23.047. Epiphyllum **Title** The genus *Epiphyllum* and its allies... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1913. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Epiphyllum*. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 6 Jun 1913 (in journal), p. \[i\]-v, 255-262, *pl. 78-84* (uncol. phot.), vii (index). *Copies*: B, NY, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16(9). 1913. ##### n.23.048. West Indian sedges **Title** Four undescribed *West Indian sedges*... Reprinted from Torreya... 1913. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Sep 1913 (date on reprint), p. \[215\]-217. *Copy*: BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Torreya 13(9): 215-217. 1913. ##### n.23.049. Erigeron pusillus **Title** On *Erigeron pusillus* Nutt.... Reprinted from Torreya... 1914. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 27 Oct 1914 (in journal), p. \[197\]-199. *Copies*: BKL, FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Torreya 14(10): 197-199. 1914. ##### n.23.050. vegetation of Rona Island **Title** The *vegetation of Rona Island*... St. Louis (... Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden) 1915. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 17 Mai 1915 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 33-58, *pl. 1-2* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: MO, NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 2(1-2): 33-58, *pl. 1-2.* 1915. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 175. ##### n.23.051. History **Title** *History* of the *New York Botanical Garden*... \[New York\] 1915. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Hist. N.Y. B.G.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 6 Sep 1915, read and distributed on the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary Celebration of the NYBG, p. 1-16. *Copy*: NY. ##### n.23.052. Rynchospora **Title** El genero *Rynchospora* Vahl, *en Cuba*... Habana (Imprenta "El Siglo XX"...) 1916. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jun 1917 (reprint, not date of journal), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-16. *Copies*: NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 2: 151-166. 1916. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 194. *Note*: The copy U has in writing "June 1917". Probably the actual date of the reprint. ##### n.23.053. undescribed Scirpus from California **Title** An *undescribed Scirpus from California*... Reprinted from Torreya... 1918. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Feb 1918, p. \[36\]-37. *Copies*: BKL, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Torreya 18(2): 36-37. 1918. ##### n.23.054. Torrey botanical club reminescences **Title** *Torrey botanical club reminescences*... Reprinted from Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1918. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 10 Jun 1918 (in journal), p. \[24\]-28. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Mem. Torrey bot. Club 17: 24-28. 1918. ##### n.23.055. The flora **Title** *The flora* of the *American Virgin Islands*... Reprinted... from Brooklyn Botanic Garden Memoirs... 1918. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 6 Jul 1918 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. 19-118. *Copies*: BKL, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Mem. 1: 19-118. 1918. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 203. ##### n.23.056. wild pimento of Jamaica **Title** The *wild pimento of Jamaica*... Reprinted from the Journal of the New York Botanical Garden... 1920. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 9 Apr 1920 (actual date of publ. of the February issue, fide Barnhart), p. \[1\]. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. New York Bot. Gard. 21: 38-39. 1920 (type shifted on one page \[1\]). ##### n.23.057. Descriptions of Cuban plants new to science **Title** *Descriptions of Cuban plants new to science*... Reprinted... from Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1920. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 13 Sep 1920 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[57\]-118. *Copies*: B, FAS(B), L, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16(2): 57-118. 1920. – Also issued as Contr. New York Bot. Gard. no. 225. ##### n.23.058. Neoabbottia **Title** *Neoabbottia*, a new genus from Hispaniola... City of Washington (Published by the Smithsonian Institution) 1921. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Neoabbottia*. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 15 Jun 1921, p. \[i-ii\], 1-6, *pl. 1-4* (uncol. drawing and photos). *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Issued as Smithson. misc. Coll. no. 72(9), 1921. – See ING 2: 1157. 1979. ##### n.23.059. Cacti of Trinidad **Title** The *Cacti of Trinidad*... \[Bulletin Department Agriculture Trinidad Tobago\] 1921. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jun 1921 (in journal), p. 81-87. *Copies*: B, FAS(B), NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Dept. Agric. Trinidad Tobago 19(2): 81-87. 1921. ##### n.23.060. Two new genera of Cactaceae **Title** *Two new genera of Cactaceae*... Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1922. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), see TL-2/4: 884-887. *Publ*.: 31 Aug 1922 (in journal), p. 251-252. *Copies*: FAS(B), NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 49(8): 251-252. 1922. ##### n.23.061. Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae of Colombia **Title** *Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae of Colombia*... New York (published by the \[New York\] Academy \[of Sciences\]) 1936. Oct. **Notes** *Co-author*: Ellsworth Paine Killip (1890-1968), see TL-2/2: 541-542, no. 3636 (err. "Columbia"). *Publ*.: 1 Apr 1936, cover-t.p., p. \[i\], 101-208, *pl. 1-2* (phot.). *Copies*: BKL, R.S. Cowan, L, NY, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 35: 101-208, *pl. 1-2.* 1916.