> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 519](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33266196) of TL-2 Suppl. IV > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/17599-1) LSID 17599-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16031427) QID Q16031427 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Curtiss, Allen Hiram (1845-1907), American botanist and collector of plants for distribution, born at Central Square, Oswego Co. state New York, moved with his parents to Virginia 1862, started botanical collecting 1863 near Alexandria, settled in Florida 1875 for the remainder of his life, professional collector (associated with U.S.D.A.); his pre-1875 herbarium sold to G-BOIS, brought together a large herbarium for the University of Virginia, collected widely in Florida, the Key-Isles, publisher of the Florida Farmer and Fruitgrower, later only worked on botanical collections, died at Jacksonville, Florida. **Abbreviated name**: *Curtiss* \[standard form in IPNI: *Curtiss*\] #### Herbarium and types Herbarium material widely dispersed, see IH 2: 148; important sets at [[Collection B|B]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection DBN|DBN]], [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection HH (sensu TL-2)|HH]], [[Collection K|K]] (1878-1897: 3002 nos.), [[Collection LCU|LCU]], [[Collection LE|LE]], [[Collection M|M]] (Lich.), [[Collection MO|MO]], [[Collection NY|NY]], [[Collection P|P]] (1250, Pterid.), [[Collection PH|PH]], [[Collection S|S]] (Diat.), [[Collection US|US]] (3000), [[Collection WRSL|WRSL]]. *Notes*: (1) "Plant world" of early 1901 mentions that the herbarium of 16.000 sheets was in the recent great fire at Jacksonville, Florida (Bot. Gaz. 31(6): 448. 20 Jun 1901). - (2) New York Bot. Gard. has plant collector's field notes and accession books, *Isle of Pines 1904.* - (3) (I) B received *North American Plants* (Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas 1881-1886, 1684 nos.) - (1) Id. *West Indian Plants* (Bahamas, New Providence, 1902-1903, 205 nos.) - (3) Id. *Westindian Plants*, Isla de Pinos, a. 1903-1904, 302 nos. - (4) Id. *Westindian Plants* collected... Habana, Cuba, a 1904- 1905, 233 nos. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 1: 406 (b. 9 Feb 1845, Central Square, Oswego, N.Y., d. 1 Sep 1907, Jacksonville, Fla.); CSP 7: 473; IH 2: 148; Jackson p. 366; Kew 1: 665-666; Morren ed. 10, p. 118 (sic "Miss"); NW p. 43; Tucker 1: 182, Urban-Berl. p. 263, 339. #### Biofile - Anon., Bull. Torrey bot. Club 6(40): 223. Apr 1878 (first fasc. of dried specimens of plants of the S. United States, price $ 20 for 250 species, set also to Gray (now HH)); Amer. men sci. 76. 1906; Torreya 7(9): 190. 21 Sep 1907 (C. died 1 Sep Jacksonville, Florida); Bot. Not. 1908: 47. 15 Feb 1908 (note on death). - Barnhart, J.H., J. New York Bot. Gard. 25(297): 239-240. 1924 (note), 32: 3-4. 1931 (id.). - Behrens (Göttingen), Bot. Centralbl. 9(10): 362. 1882 ("Fascicles of Southern United States Plants" (fascicle I-V, 500 sp. to be sent to "Subscribenten")). - Conde, J.A., Historia Botanica en Cuba, Publ. Junta Nac. Arquel. y Etnologia p. 100. 1958. - Curtiss, A.H., Bull. Torrey bot. Club 3(8): 39. Aug 1872 (circular of a New botanical checklist 1872 \[at NY\]). - Ewan, J. *in* R.W. Long and O. Lakela, Fl. trop. Florida 6. 1971 (1500 species collected in 7 years). - Gray, A., Bot. Gaz. 3(6): 55. Jun 1878 (sets of dried plants of the Southern U.S., fascicles of 250; first set sent to A. Gray). - Hertel, H., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 16: 356. 1980 (Lich. at M). - Knobloch, I.W., Phytologia Mem. 6: 19. 1983 (lists LCU). - Lack, H.W. and O.v. Sydow, Willdenowia 13: 418. 1983 (letters to Keck). - Leon, J.S.S., Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. nat. 3: 200. 1918. - Millspaugh, C.F., Praenunciae Bahamenses I, Chicago U.S.A., *in* Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 106, Bot. Series 2(3) Feb 1900 (C. collected his first series of "West Indian Plants", Apr 1903, Nassau, New Providence, coll. nos. 1-211, deposited in NY). - Murray, G., Hist. coll. nat. hist. depts. Brit. Mus. 1: 142. 1904 (purchased 1554 specimens in 1881-1887, and 136, *Algae Floridanae*, purchased 1896-1898). - Nelson, E.C., Glasra 4: 44. 1980 (Bahamas material at DBN). - Rodgers, A.D., Amer. bot. 1873-1892: 114-117, 126, 128, 216. 1944. - Sargent, C.S., Silva 2: 50. 1891. - Stieber, M.T., Huntia 4: 154. 1982 (list of collectors, field notes at NY and US). - Stieber, M.T. and A.L. Karg, Huntia 5(3): 117. 1984 (3 letters of which one with USDA). - Sutton, S.B., Charles Sprague Sargent 84 (botanizer for Census), 108-109 (for Jesup collection).1970. - Torrey, J., (letter by A.H. Curtiss to Torrey, now at NY); Lenley et al., Cat. Ms. Arch. coll. New York Bot. Gard. 1973, p. 451. - Urban, I., Symb. ant. 3: 35. 1902 (many details). ### Publications ##### n.28.489. Catalogue **Title** *Catalogue* of the *phaenogamous* and vascular cryptogamous *plants* of *Canada* and the north-eastern portion of the United States, including Virginia and Kentucky on the South, and Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota on the West... Liberty, Virginia... 1873. Qu. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1 Jul 1873 (date on p. \[1\]), p. \[1-8\]. *Copies*: HH, NY. *Ref*.: Anon., Bull. Soc. bot. France 20(Bibl.): 208-209. 1874. ##### n.28.490. forest trees **Title** List of the *forest trees* of *Florida*... 1884 (single sheet). **Notes** *Publ*.: 23 Jun 1884, p. \[1\]. *Copies*: HH, MO. – Reprint from Florida Dispatch 1884. ##### n.28.491. Second distribution **Title** *Second distribution* of *plants* of the *Southern United States*... \[Jacksonville... 1896\]. 24-mo. **Abbreviated title**: *Sec. distr. pl. S. U.S.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1896 (1 binding), p. \[1\]-32. *Copy*: G.