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### Author
Drewitt, Frederic George Dawtrey (1848-1942), British botanist, born 29 Feb 1848 in Burpham (Surrey), educated in Oxford (medicine and natural sciences), surgeon at St. George's hospital, London, 1876, and other hospitals in London until 1902, died 29 Jul 1942, Kensington (London), represented the college of Physicians on the Managing Committee of the Chelsea Physic Garden.
**Abbreviated name**: *Drewitt*
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 1: 471 (b. 29 Feb 1848, d. 29 Jul 1942, Kensington); Desmond p. 194; Kew 2: 122; Plesch p. 208.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Who was who 4(1941-1950): 329. 1952.
- Rolleston, J.D., Nature 150: 228-229. 22 Aug 1942.
### Publications
##### n.31.540. Romance
**Title**
The *Romance* of the *Apothecaries' Garden* at *Chelsea*... London (Chapman and Dodd, Ltd.) 1922. In-12°.
**Abbreviated title**: *Romance Apoth. Gard. Chels.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: *Ed. 1*: 1922, p. i-xii, 13-106, *11 pl*. (phot.). *Copies*: MO, Plesch.
*Ed. 2*: 1924 (Chapman & Dodd, Ltd.), p. \[i\]-xiii, frontisp., \[15\]-136, *14 pl*. (unnumb., uncol.).
*Copies*: NY(2), Plesch.
*Ed. 3*: 1928 (Cambridge University Press), p. \[i\]-xvii, \[1\]-175, *15 pl*. (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: MO, U.
*Ref*.: Anon., J. Bot. 61: 123-124. Apr 1923 (ed. 1), 62: 219-220. Jul 1924 (ed. 2).
##### n.31.541. Latin names
**Title**
*Latin names* of *common plants*: their pronunciation and history... London (H.F. & G. Witherby...) 1927. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Latin nam. pl.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1927 (Nat. Nov. Dec 1927), p. \[1\]-68. *Copy*: BM, K, NY.
*Ref*.: Anon., J. Bot. 66: 30. 1928 (rev.).