Curtis, William - TL-2 vault

> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 575](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33120706) of TL-2 Vol. I > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/1927-1) LSID 1927-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460867) QID Q460867 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] > [!example] See also [[Curtis, William (Suppl.)|second entry]] for this author ### Author Curtis, William (1746-1799), English botanist, entomologist, and editor of the Botanical Magazine 1787-1799. **Abbreviated name**: *Curtis* \[standard form in IPNI: *Curtis*\] #### Herbarium and types Unknown. Drawings and 2 volumes of a "Hortus siccus gramineus" at [[Collection K|K]]. *Ref*.: IH 2: 148. - Kent, Brit. herbaria 50. 1957. #### Bibliography and biography AG 3: 380; Barnhart 1: 406; BB p. 81; BL 2: 216; BM 1: 407-408, 6: 243-244; Bossert p. 90; CSP 2: no; Dawson p. 248; DNB 13: 349; Henrey 590-611; HU 2: 599 \[index\]; Jackson p. 536 \[index\]; Kew 1: 664-665; Langman p. 230; LS 6470; MW p. 88-89, suppl. p. 53; NI 439-443; Plesch p. 186-188; PR 1998-2012, ed. 1, 2088-2102; Smit p. 902; Zander ed. 10, p. 648. - Trimen and Dyer, Fl. Middlesex 393-396. 1869 (bibl.). - Milner, Cat. portr. Kew 32. 1906. - Davey, Fl. Cornwall xxxiv. 1909. - Nelmes, Curtis's Bot. Mag. dedications 1827-1927, p. xvi-xxi. 1932. - Curtis, W. H., William Curtis (1746-1799), Winchester 1941. - Gilmour, Exhibition in commemoration of the birth of William Curtis, Alton 1946. - Gilmour, Nature 157: 14-15. 1946. - Hunkin, Endeavour, London, 5: 13-17. 1946 (portr.). - J. W. H., Gard. Chron. 119: 19. 1946. - Lousley, J. roy. hort. Soc. 71: 98-100 (portr.), 124-129. 1946. - Savage, Nature 157: 15-16. 1946. - Savage, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 158: 13-16. 1947 (portr.). - Riddelsdell, Fl. Gloucestershire cxvi. 1948. - Stearn, \[Introduction to facsimile edition of\] W. Curtis, A short history of the Brown-Tail Moth \[1782\]. Curwen facsimile. 1969. - Anon., House and Gard., Nov 1973: 150-151. 1973. #### Eponymy *Curtisia* W. Aiton (1789). – *Note*: *Curtisina* Ridley (1920) was dedicated to Charles Curtis (1853-1928), British collector in the Malesian area. ### Publications ##### n.1285. A catalogue of the plants growing wild in the environs of London **Title** *A catalogue of the plants growing wild in the environs of London*. London 1774. Qu. or Oct. in twos (n.v.) **Abbreviated title**: *Cat. pl. London*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1774. p. \[1\]-40. – Wrongly attributed to W. Curtis by *Dryander* (1798). Gilmour has shown that the internal evidence does not support this supposition. The authorship remains unsettled. *Ref*.: BM 1: 407; Jackson p. 251; Kew 1: 664; PR 1998; IDC 5119. - Gilmour, J. Soc. Bibl. nat. Hist. 2(5): 181-182. 1949. ##### n.1286. Flora londinensis **Title** *Flora londinensis*: or plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London: with their places of growth, and times of flowering; their several names according to Linnaeus and other authors: with a particular description of each plant in Latin and English. To which are added, their several uses in medecine, agriculture, rural oeconomy, and other arts. London (author) \[1775-\]1777-1798. 2 vols. Fol. **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. londin.* **Notes** *Publ*.: For a detailed study of this intricate book see Stevenson, Dandy, and Stearn; for a summary see Henrey 595-598. These authors also give references, not repeated here, to previous treatises. The work consisted of 432 (434; see Cardew) plates, each with accompanying text, issued in 72 "numbers" of 6 plates each. Twelve "numbers" constituted a "fascicle, " three fascicles constituted a volume. The plates were num bered in three ways: a) the numbers assigned to them in each fascicle index, b) those in each volume index and c) the numbers engraved on some of them. Since the publication by Stevenson, Dandy, and Stearn is not easily available, the analysis of the contents of the fascicles and numbers is repeated here with kind permission from the Hunt Botanical Library. However, for an enumeration of the names of the plants illustrated on the plates and of their modern equivalents, reference must be made to the Hunt Catalogue (HU 650). The dates given here are those given by Stevenson, Dandy, and Stearn with the exception of those marked with an asterisk, which are the dates of receipt by the University Library at Cambridge. These dates agree all very well with the general scheme as given by Stevenson et al. and fill some gaps in the information. However, the Cambridge University Library records give as the date of receipt of parts 1-23, 22 Jul 1775 and as that of parts 24-46, 9 Nov 1779. This discrepancy is difficult to solve at the moment. |fasc. |number |*plate numbers type b* |dates| |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |1 |42, 197, 79, 40, 36, 160 |Mai 1775| | |2 |71, 91, 208, 161, 133, 14 |1775| | |3 |175, 165, 19, 49, 185, 96 |1775| | |4 |35, 2, 148, 20, 86, 109 |1775| | |5 |130, 173, 102, 72, 3, 115 |ante 5 Dec 1775| | |6 |201, 18, 98, 48, 38, 183 |...| | |7 |129, 200, 1, 107, 150, 47 |...| | |8 |114, 149, 174, 43, 116, 202 |...| | |9 |10, 134, 80, 26, 141, 180 |...| | |10 |166, 12, 142, 76, 128, 181 |prob. by Aug 1776| | |11 |132, 77, 75, 127, 85, 119| | |12 |73, 75, 69, 54, 99, 198 |ante Aug 1777| |2 |13 |136, 120, 113, 110, 70, 177 |1777| | |14 |94, 194, 90, 84, 121, 16 |1777| | |15 |29, 108, 6, 191, 145, 17 |ante 22 Dec 1777| | |16 |30, 50, 111, 41, 153, 213 |...| | |17 |22, 211, 28, 212, 112, 82 |...| | |18 |51, 182, 21, 156, 60, 67 |ante 17 Jul 1778| | |19 |4, 89, 104, 117, 189, 147 |1778| | |20 |52, 157, 39, 196, 118, 64 |ante 21 Dec 1778| | |21 |93, 187, 151, 167, 65, 209 |...| | |22 |81, 152, 199, 204, 203, 66, 95 |...| | |23 |106, 78, 5, 34, 83, 176 |...| | |24 |15, 135, 59, 143, 122, 58 |...| |3 |25 |13, 169, 172, 45, 171, 87 |...| | |26 |56, 168, 126, 123, 179, 140 |...| | |27 |154, 100, 144, 33, 146, 137 |...| | |28 |178, 207, 206, 44, 63, 163, 195 |...| | |29 |46, 101, 192, 193, 61, 159 |1780| | |30 |138, 139, 190, 186, 188, 158 |ante 2 Oct 1780| | |31 |162, 124, 32, 62, 53, 97 |1780| | |32 |170, 24, 31, 25, 217, 37 |5 Oct-25 Nov 1780| | |33 |68, 11, 214, 7, 155, 218 |Dec 1780| | |34 |215, 210, 8, 9, 27, 103 |24 Mar 1781| | |35 |88, 92, 131, 23, 125, 164 |1781| | |36 |184, 57, 216, 55, 205, 105 |ante 15 Aug 1781| |4 |37 |45, 7, 12, 13, 216, 95 |1781| | |38 |201, 118, 48, 157, 49, 155 |ante 30 Nov 1781| | |39 |109, 127, 212, 217, 128, 203 |20 Sep-21 Dec 1781| | |40 |167, 89, 213, 81, 173, 50 |...| | |41 |97, 182, 28, 29, 165, 106 |...| | |42 |57, 117, 144, 116, 110, 67 |...| | |43 |35, 70, 27, 37, 143, 46 |ante 9 Oct 1782| | |44 |90, 133, 30, 31, 211, 82 |...| | |45 |47, 85, 208, 131, 87, 163 |ante 20 Mai 1783| | |46 |187, 58, 205, 207, 206, 60, 86 |1783| | |47 |132, 158, 9, 190, 191, 192 |1783| | |48 |121, 75, 204, 1, 11, 38 |Apr 1784| |5 |49 |41, 40, 134, 44, 103, 124 |...| | |50 |126, 104, 80, 178, 120, 17 |prob. Jan 1785| | |51 |25, 138, 3, 164, 100, 76 |1 Feb 1785\*| | |52 |77, 97, 209, 210, 156, 166 |15 Feb 1786\*| | |53 |105, 161, 214, 215, 39, 96 |26 Jun 1786\*| | |54 |146, 202, 130, 129, 78, 10 |21 Aug 1786\*| | |55 |162, 23, 123, 137, 135, 69 |10 Nov 1786\*| | |56 |5, 6, 179, 180, 34, 43 |2 Jan 1787\*| | |57 |42, 122, 119, 200, 172, 16 |2 Mar 1787\*| | |58 |194, 195, 176, 19, 98, 99 |2 Mar 1787\*| | |59 |184, 174, 74, 73, 61, 56 |28 Aug 1786\*| | |60 |72, 79, 68, 147, 24, 150 |Nov 1788| |6 |61 |32, 66, 59, 198, 55, 136 |30 Jun 1789\*| | |62 |139, 94, 178, 88, 63, 199 |7 Nov 1789\*| |6 |63 |64, 36, 177, 171, 175, 62 |5 Mar 1790\*| | |64 |149, 151 196, 197 141 193 |1 Jan 1791 (7 Feb 1791\*)| | |65 |15, 153, 142, 113, 111, 51 |1 Mar 1791 (11 Jul 1791\*)| | |66 |140, 20, 21, 22, 160, 107 |1 Dec 1791| | |67 |71, 159, 169, 168, 8, 52 |ante 10 Apr 1793| | |68 |114, 101, 185, 4, 83, 188 |post 1 Jun 1794 (16 Nov 1794\*)| | |69 |92, 108, 154, 181, 125, 112 |1794 (17 Nov 1795\* sic)| | |70 |26, 2, 18, 152, 189, 115 |28 Nov 1796\*| | |71 |148, 186, 65, 53, 145, 84 |1795| | |72 |14, 183, 93, 33, 54, 102 |1798| *First issue*: author's address 51 Gracechurch St., *later* issue: Botanic Garden Lambeth Marsh. – The 434 hand-coloured plates are engraving from drawings by Sydenham Edwards, Will Kilburn and James Sowerby. *Copy* ed. 1: HU. Another edition was published between 1817 and 1828 (London, Fol., 5 vols., 659 hand-coloured plates on 647 leaves; the additional plates are by George Graves and William Hooker). Henry Bohn took over the remaining copies of this second edition and issued them in 1835 with new title-pages, carrying the date 1835. *Copies*: M, MICH. *Ref*.: BL 2: 216; BM 6: 243-244; DU 87; Henrey 595-598; HU 650; Kew 1: 664; LS 6470; NI 439; PR 2004; SK p. clxxvi; ST p. 59; IDC 627. - Clarke, J. Bot. 33: 112-114. 1895; 37: 390-395. 1899. - Hooker, J. D., Ann. Bot. \[London\] 16: xcviii-xcix. 1902 \[discussion of the 1817-1828 edition\]. - Jackson, J. Bot. 19: 309-310. 1881; 54: 153-164. 1916. - Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Club 5: 412-414. 1919. - Williams, J. Bot. 57: 100. 1919. - Stearn, Rep. Sp. nov. 45: 216-217. 1938. - Cardew, J. Soc. Bibl. nat. Hist. 2: 223-224. 1950. - Stevenson, Dandy and Stearn *in* Stevenson, Cat. Bot. Books Coll. Hunt 2: 389. 1961 (= HU 650). - Sotheby, Cat. Stiftung Botanik 1: 142-143. 1975. ##### n.1287. Linnaeus's system of botany **Title** *Linnaeus's system of botany*, so far as relates to his classes and orders of plants; illustrated by figures entireley new, with copious explanatory descriptions. Drawn up for the use of his pupils... London (author) 1777. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Linn. syst. bot.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1777, p. \[i-iv\], 1\*-4\*, \[1\]-15, *pl. 1-2*, coloured copper engr., each reproduced twice, once plain and once coloured. *Copies*: HU, USDA. *Other issue*: London (W. Phillips for Samuel Curtis) undated, but presumably after 1786 because Curtis identified on t.p. as "author of... Botanical Magazine" as follows: Linnaeus's /.../... plants; / illustrated by / figures entirely new; /.../... pupils, / by / William Curtis, F.L.S. / author of / the Flora Londinensis, Botanical Magazine, etc. /... /London s.d., with frontispiece portr. of W. Curtis, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-19, *pl*. \[*1-2*\], coloured copper engr. *Copy*: NY. Henrey 607 provides evidence for publication in 1803. *Ref*.: BM 1: 467; Dryander 3: 22; Henrey 606-607; Jackson p. 17. ##### n.1288. Practical observations on the British grasses **Title** *Practical observations on the British grasses*, especially such as are best adapted to the laying down or improving of meadows and pastures: likewise an enumeration of the british grasses. London (author) 1790. **Abbreviated title**: *Pract. observ. Brit. grasses*. **Notes** *Ed. 1*: General \[sic\] observations on the advantage which may result from the in troduction of our best grasses. 1787 fol. Issued as a leaflet with the "Flora Londinensis" Vol. I. See Henrey 742. *Copy*: BM. *Ed. 2*: London (author) 1790. Oct. (in fours) (plates dated 1 Sep 1790), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-67, *pl. 1-6. Copies*: G, HU. *Ed.3*: London (author)1798. Qu., p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-73, \[74, note\], *pl. 1-6*, uncoloured copper engr. *Copy*: NY. – Title: "... pastures: to which is added an... grasses. The third edition, with additions." *Ed. 4* (*1*): London (author) 1804 (p. 6: 30 Jun 1804), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-58, \[59 adv.\], *pl. 1-6.* (see Wheldon and Wesley, Cat. 131 (1974)). *Copy*: HU. *Ed. 4* (*2*): London (H. D. Symonds; author) Jul 1805. Oct. (in fours), "To which is now added a short account of the diseases in corn, called by farmers the blight, the mildew and the rust; by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart.", p. \[i\], \[1\]-58, \[59 adv.\], *pl. 1-6*, uncoloured copper engr., \[Banks:\] \[1\]-14, \[15 expl.\], *1 pl. – Copy*: NY. *Ed. 5*: London (H. D. Symonds) 1812, Oct. or Qu., p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-98, *pl. 1-7*,\[Banks:\] \[99\]-116, *1 pl*., unnumbered, by F. Bauer. – *Copies*: MICH, NY. Title: "... Fifth edition. With additions by John Lawrence..." *Ed. 6*: London (Sherwood, Jones, and Co.) 1824, Oct., p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-165, \[166 exp. pl.\], *pl. 1-7*, coloured engr. by S. Curtis, plus 1 unnumbered pl. by F. Bauer, as frontispiece, or with Banks article. – *Copies*: BR, NY, USDA. Title: "...sixth edition, with considerable additions, by John Lawrence..." *Ed. 7*: London 1834. (*n.v.*) *Ref*.: BM 1: 408 \[ed. 1, 2, 4, 5\]; Henrey 599-604; Kew 1: 665 \[ed. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and German transl. Leipzig 1805\]. ##### n.1289. A catalogue of the British medicinal, culinary and agricultural plants **Title** *A catalogue of the British medicinal, culinary and agricultural plants*, cultivated in the London botanical garden. London (B. White, Sewel, Robinson, Payne, Debrett) 1783. Oct. (in fours) **Abbreviated title**: *Cat. Brit. med. pl.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1783, p. \[i\]-vi, \[vii-viii, notes, err.\], \[9\]-149. *Copy*: HU. *Ref*.: BM 1: 408; PR 2202. ##### n.1290. The botanical magazine **Title** *The botanical magazine*; or, flower-garden displayed: in which the most ornamental foreign plants, cultivated in the open ground, the greenhouse, and the stove, are accurately represented in their natural colours. To which will be added, their names, class, order, generic and specific characters, according to the celebrated Linnaeus; their places of growth, and times of flowering: together with the most approved methods of culture. A work intended for the use of such ladies, gentlemen, and gardeners, as wish to become scientifically acquainted with the plants they cultivate. London 1787-x \[full title varies\], 176 vols. Oct. \[cont.\] **Abbreviated title**: *Bot. Mag.* **Notes** *Publ*.: A brief history of *The botanical magazine* is given by F. J. Chittenden in the *Index* to volumes 1-164, published by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1956. For further details and lists of literature see e.g. Nissen under no. 2350. The plates in the early volumes are dated. These dates can usually be accepted as the dates of publication. The following list is based on the one given by Chittenden. 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|9070-9081 |1925| | |- |"1925" |9082-9115 |1926| |152 |- |"1926" |9116-9126 |1927| | |- |"1926" |9127-9161 |1928| |153 |- |"1927" |9162-9183 |1929| | |- |"1927" |9184-9204 |1930| |154 |- |"1928" |9205-9226 |1930| | |- |"1928" |9227-9248 |1931| |155 |- |"1929" |9249-9259 |1931| | |- |"1929" |9260-9292 |1932| |156 |- |- |9293-9336 |1933| |157 |- |- |9337-9380 |1934| |158 |- |- |9381-9424 |1935| |159 |- |- |9425-9468 |1936| |160 |- |- |9469-9501 |1937| | |- |- |9502-9512 |1938| |161 |- |- |9513-9545 |1938| | |- |- |9546-9556 |1939| |162 |- |- |9557-9589 |1939| | |- |- |9590-9600 |1940| |163 |- |- |9601-9611 |1940| | |- |- |9612-9622 |Jun 1942| | |- |- |9623-9633 |Jun 1941| | |- |- |9634-9644 |Jul 1942| |164 |- |- |9645-9655 |1943| | |- |- |9656-9666 |1944| | |- |- |9667-9677 |1946| | |- |- |9678-9688 |1948| |165 |new |\[1\] |1-44 |1948| |166 |- |\[2\] |45-88 |1949| |167 |- |\[3\] |89-132 |1950| |168 |- |\[4\] |133-175 |1951| |169 |- |\[5\] |176-219 |1952| |170 |- |\[6\] |220-263 |1954-1955| |171 |- |\[7\] |264-307 |1956-1957| |172 |- |\[8\] |308-351 |1958-1959| |173 |- |\[9\] |352-395 |1960-1962| |174 |- |\[10\] |396-439 |1962-1963| |175 |- |\[11\] |440-483 |1964-1965| |176 |- |\[12\] |484-527 |1966-1968| |177 |- |\[13\] |528-571 |1969-1970| |178 |- |\[14\] |572-615 |1970-1972| |179 |- |\[15\] |616-659 |1972-1973| |180 |- |\[16\] |660-x |1974-x| *Editors*: |volumes |*plates* |dates |names| |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1-13 |1-468 |1787-1800 |William Curtis| |14-53 |469-2704 |1800-1826 |John Sims| |54-90 |2705-5485 |1827-1865 |William Jackson Hooker| |91-130 |5486-7991 |1865-1904 |Joseph Dalton Hooker| |131-132 |7992-8111 |1905-1906 |William Turner Thiselton-Dyer| |133-146 |8112-8873 |1907-1920 |David Prain| |147 |8874-8933 |1938 |John Ramsbottom| |148-156 |8934-9336 |1922-1933 |Otto Stapf| |157-163 |9337-9644 |1934-1940 |Arthur William Hill| |164 |9645-9688 |1943-1948 |Arthur Disbrowe Cotton| |New Series| |165-173 |1-395 |1948-1962 |William Bertram Turrill| |174-178(2) |396-593 |1962-1970 |George Taylor| |178(3)-x |594-x |1972-x |David R. Hunt| William Curtis (1746-1799) owned and conducted the Magazine from 1789-1799; plates 450-468 were brought out under Thomas Curtis; John Sims took over from vol. 14 onward (although mentioned for the first time only on the titlepage of volume 15) whereas Samuel Curtis was proprietor and owner from 1801-1845. The copyright was transferred from Samuel Curtis to Messrs. Lovell and Reeve who held it until 1920. In 1921 a group of horticulturists, led by H. J. Elwes purchased the copyright which was subsequently transferred to the Royal Horticultural Society. Volume 147 was sponsored by Reginald Cory in order to fill the gap that had occurred on the occasion of the 1920-1922 transfer but due to various difficulties it could come out only after Cory's death. The anomalous publication date of vol. 163, part 2, was caused by the destruction of the stock of plates and text in the air-raid on London of 29-30 December 1940. Variant title pages exist of the early volumes caused by the production following the demand. |vol. |dates on title pages | |--- |--- | |1 |1787 (orig.), 1790, 1793 | |2 |1788 (orig.), 1796 | |3 |1789 (orig.), 1792, 1797 | |4 |1790 (orig.), 1791, 1795| |5 |1791 (orig.), 1792, 1796| |6 |1792 (orig.), 1792, 1793| A reprint of volume 70 was published in Germany (fide Chittenden). The title of the series varied as follows: 1. Vols. 1-14: *The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden displayed*: in which... \[see above in main heading of this chapter\]... Conducted by William Curtis. 2. Vols. 15-33: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*... continued by J. Sims. 3. Vols. 34-42: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*... by John Sims, M.D. 4. Vols. 43-53: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*... by John Sims, M.D. 5. Vols. 54-70: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*... conducted by S. Curtis, the descriptions by W. J. Hooker (New Series, vols. 1-17). 6. Vols. 71-90: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain, with suitable des criptions... by W. J. Hooker. Third series, vols. 1-20. 7. Vols. 91-128: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... by Sir Jos. D. Hooker. Third series vols. 21-58. 8. Vols. 129-130: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... by Sir Jos. D. Hooker assisted by W. B. Hemsley. Third series vols. 59-60. 9. Vols. 131-132: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... by W. T. T. Dyer. Fourth series vols. 1-2. 10. Vols. 133-146: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... by Dav. Prain. 11. Vol. 147: *Curtus's Botanical Magazine*, containing... edited by John Ramsbottom. 12. Vols. 148-156: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... edited by Otto Stapf. 13. Vols. 157-163: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... edited by Arthur Hill. 14. Vol. 164: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... edited by Arthur Disbrowe Cotton. 15. Vols. 165-...: *Curtis's Botanical Magazine*, comprising... New Series volume 1... edited by Will. Bertram Turrill. *Indexes* to the *Botanical Magazine*: Vols. 1-42: *General indexes to the first forty-two volumes*. London 1817. Vols. 1-52: *General indexes to the first fifty-two volumes*... to which are added memoirs of W. Curtis by S. Curtis. London 1828. Vols. 1-107: Tonks, *General index to the Latin names and synonyms of the plants depicted in the* *first 107 volumes*, London 1883. Vols. 1-130: Hemsley, *A new and complete index to the Botanical Magazine from 1787-1904*, to which is prefixed a history of the Magazine. London 1906. Oct. (lxiii, 180 pp., also in Gard. Chron. (3)1-2, 1887. New edition 1915 (with a biography of W. H. Fitch). Vols. 1-164: Chittenden, *Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Index.* With a revision of the names of the plants depicted from the beginning in 1787 to the end of 1947. Volume 1 to volume 164. To which is appended a brief history of the Magazine...and an appendix giving the titles and numbers of the plates from volume 165 to volume 170. London 1956. Oct. (v, 282 pp.) *Ref*.: BM 1: 408, GFB p. 83-84, HU 689, Jackson p. 473, NI 2350, Plesch p. 187-189, PR 2007, IDC 5183. - Anon., J. Bot. 29: 222-223. 1891 (K acquires 1650 original drawings). - Goezer, Gartenflora 55: 513-517, 533-540. 1906. - Stapf, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 51: 29-43. 1926. - Nelmes and Chuthberson, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, dedications 1829-1927. - London 1932. - Synge, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 73: 5-11. 1948. - Stearn *in* Blunt, Art of botanical illustration 184-188. 1950. - Stearn, Cat. bot. Books Hunt 2(1): cxii-cxiii. 1951. - Nissen, Bot. Buchill. 1: 120-121. 1951. 3: 73. 1966. - Sotheby, Cat. Stiftung Botanik 1: 146-147. 1975 (complete run 1787-1968, sold at *£* 10.000).