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### Author
Allen, \[Charles\] Grant \[Blairfindie\] (1848-1899), Canada born British popular writer, novelist and scientist, Merton College Oxford B.A. 1871, philosophy teacher at Spanish town, Jamaica 1873-1876, back to England 1876, turning to literature.
**Abbreviated name**: *C.G.B. Allen*
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 1: 38 (b. 24 Feb 1848, d. 25 Oct 1899); BM 1: 30; Desmond p. 8 (b. Kingston, Canada, d. Hindhead, Surr.); DNB suppl. 1: 36, concise ed. p. 17; Rehder 5(index): 10.
#### Biofile
- Britten, J.B., J. Bot. 38: 62-63. 1900 (brief obit.), see also 39: 343.
- Freeman, R.B., Brit. nat. hist. books 1495-1900. 28-29. 1980 (9 nat. hist. titles).
### Publications
##### n.19.037. The colours of flowers
**Title**
*The colours of flowers* as illustrated in the British flora... London (Macmillan and Co.) 1882. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Col. fl.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1882 (Bot. Zeit. 29 Dec 1882, Nat. Nov. Nov (2) 1882), p. \[i\]-vi, \[vii\], \[1\]-119, \[120\].
*Copies*: G, U.
*Other ed*.: 1891 (n.v.).
*Ref*.: Muller, Bot. Zeit. 41: 181-184. 16 Mar 1883 (rev.).
##### n.19.038. Flowers and their pedigrees
**Title**
*Flowers and their pedigrees*... (New York, C.D. Appleton and Company...) 1884. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Fl. pedigrees*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1884, p. \[i-viii\], \[1\]-266, \[1-2\]. *Copy*: NY.
*Note*: Nat. Nov. Nov (1) 1883 mentions an issue of 1883, n.v.; also an issue dated 1886 ib. Feb (2) 1886.