> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 103](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33260091) of TL-2 Suppl. VI
> Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/2321-1) LSID 2321-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q601969) QID Q601969
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> [!example] See also [[Druce, George Claridge|first entry]] for this author
### Author
\* Druce, George Claridge (1850-1932), British botanist, born Potter's Pury 23 Mai 1850, died 29 Feb 1932 at Oxford, England, at the age of 15 apprentice to a pharmacist, later running a business of his own at Oxford, 1879 honorary degree M.A. University of Oxford, 1896 curator of the Fielding Herbarium, Botanical Garden, Oxford, elected Mayor of Oxford 1900, from 1903-1932 Secretary of the Botanical Society and Exchange Club of the British Isles.
**Abbreviated name**: *Druce* \[standard form in IPNI: *Druce*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection OXF|OXF]] (200.000), further material at [[Collection AK|AK]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection CGE|CGE]], [[Collection HH (sensu TL-2)|HH]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection MANCH|MANCH]], [[Collection NY|NY]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 1: 472; BL 2: 648 (index); BM 1: 480, 6: 280; Clokie p. 158; CSP 9: 736, 12: 205, 14: 680-682; Desmond p. 195 (many further notes); GR p. 396; Hortus 3: 1192; IH 2: 168; Kew 2: 122-126; LS 7298a; Rehder 5(index): 237; RS p. 80; SK 1: 144 (text used for TL-2), 8: xxx; TL-2/1: 681-682, and see indexes; Tucker 1: 28, 211, 772; Urban-Berl. p. 341; Zander ed. 10, p. 653, ed. 11, p. 744.
#### Biofile
- Allen, D.E., The botanists 228 (index). 1986.
- Anon., Bot. Centralbl. 85(1): 32. 28 Dec 1900 (Mr. G.C. Druce zum Mayor in Oxford); Hedwigia 73(1)(Beibl.): (83). 30 Mar 1933 (D. died 28 Feb 1932 at Oxford); J. Bot. 70: 120. Aug 1932 (d.); The mansucript papers of British scientists 1600-1940: 26. 1982.
- Bowen, H.J.M., Fl. Berkshire 62-63. 1968.
- Bridson, G.D.R. et al., Nat. hist. mss. res. Brit. Isl. 22.1, 84.18, 128.1, 284.1, 334.51, 377.6, 346.12. 1980.
- Dony, J.G., Fl. Hertfordshire 17-18. 1967.
- Druce, G.C., Fl. Buckinghamshire cvi-cx. 1926; Fl. Northamptonshire cxxi-cxxiii. 1930; Comital Fl. Brit. Isl. x-xii. 1931.
- Foggitt, Th.J. et al., Dr. Druce's eightieth birthday, Report Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 9: 479-496, 804-814. 1932 (portr., bibl.).
- Hansen, A., Bot. bibliogr. Azores 3. 1970.
- Hawksworth, D.L. and M.R.D. Seaward, Lichenol. Brit. Isl. 1568-1975. 74-75. 1977.
- Hunt Institution, Biogr. dict. bot. portr. coll. 107. 1972.
- Kent, D.H., Brit. herbaria 52. 1957; Hist. Fl. Middlesex 25-26. 1978.
- Lütjeharms, W.J., Gesch. Mykol. 9, 176. 1936.
- Marticorena, C., Bibl. bot. taxonom. de Chile, Monogr. syst. bot. Missouri bot. gard. 41. 233. 1992.
- Martin, W.K. and G.T. Fraser, Flora of Devon 777. 1939.
- Osborn, T.G.E., Taxon 3: 92. Jul 1952 (note on D's herbarium).
- Praeger, R.L., Botanist in Ireland 78. 1934.
- Pugsley, H.W., J. Bot. 70: 141-144. 1932.
- Ramsbottom, J., Proc. Linn. Soc. 1931/32: 174-176. 1932.
- Rendle, A.B., Nature 129: 338, 426-427. 1932; Obit. Notes Fellows Roy. Soc. 1: 12-14. 1932 (portr.).
- Riddelsdell, H.J., Fl. Gloucestershire cxl. 1948.
- Turrill, W.B., Kew Bull. 1932: 157-158.
- Wade, A.E., Fl. Monmouthshire 16. 1970.
- Wittrock, V.B., Acta Horti Berg. 3(2): 123. 1903, (see tab. 29), 3(3): 122. 1905.
#### Composite works
- (1) Hayward, J.M., *Advent. fl. Tweedside* 1919, with co-author G.C. Druce, see TL-2/no. 2509a.
- (2) *Botany* \[by Druce\] *in* the *Victoria history* of the county of Huntingdon 1: 29-80, map, London 1926, see BL 2: 246.
- (3) *Notes* on the *flora* of *Easterness*, *Elgin*, Banff, and West Ross, J. Bot. 26: 17-26, 116. Jan 1888, see BL 2: 304.
- (4) Vines, S.H., *An account of the herbarium of the University of Oxford* 1897, with co-author G.C. Druce, see TL-2/no. 16.207.
- (5) Vines, S.H., *An account of the Morisonian herbarium* 1914, with co-author G.C. Druce, see TL-2/no. 16.210.
### Publications
##### n.31.575. flora
**Title**
Notes on the *flora* of *Ben Laiogh*, &c.... Reprinted from the "Journal of Botany"... 1888. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Dec 1888 (in journal), p. \[1\]-6. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 26: 364-369. 1888.
##### n.31.576. Oxford plants
**Title**
Notes on *Oxford plants*... Reprinted from the "Journal of Botany"... 1890. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Aug 1880 (in journal), p. \[1\]-8. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 28: 227-234. 1890.
##### n.31.577. Alchemilla vulgaris
**Title**
*Alchemilla vulgaris*, L.... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History" ... 1893. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan 1893 (date on p. \[32\]), p. \[32\]-37. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1893: 32-37.
##### n.31.578. occurrence
**Title**
On the *occurrence* of *Carex helvola*, Blytt, *in Britain*... Extracted from the Linnean Society's Journal – Botany... 1898. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1 Jul 1898 (in journal), p. \[458\]-464. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33(232-233): 458-464. 1898.
##### n.31.579. North African Experiences
**Title**
"*North African Experiences*". Being notes of a tour in the spring of 1900... Reprinted from "The Chemist and Druggist"... \[1901\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1901, cover-t.p., \[3\]-38. *Copy*: U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Chem. & Druggist 1901 (n.v.).
##### n.31.580. flora
**Title**
Notes on the *flora* of *Forfarshire*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1901. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr 1901 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[104\]-107. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1901: 104-107.
##### n.31.581. flora
**Title**
Notes on the *flora* of *East Sutherlandshire*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1903. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan 1903 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[38\]-41. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1903: 38-41.
##### n.31.582. flora
**Title**
Notes on the *flora* of *Westerness*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1904. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan 1904 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[36\]-42. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1904: 36-42.
##### n.31.583. Bromus interruptus
**Title**
*Bromus interruptus*... Journal of Botany... 1904. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Mar 1904 (in journal), p. 65-67, *pl. 457 A. Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 42: 65-67, *pl. 457 A.* 1904.
##### n.31.584. Plants
**Title**
*Plants* of *Perthshire*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1904. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr 1904 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[114\]-115. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1904: 114-115.
##### n.31.585. Plants
**Title**
*Plants* of *Caithness*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1904. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jul 1904 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[168\]-173. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1904: 168-173.
##### n.31.586. Plants
**Title**
*Plants* of *Roxburgh*, Haddington, and Berwick... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1905. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1905 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[239\]-241. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1905: 239-241.
##### n.31.587. Koeleria splendens
**Title**
*Koeleria splendens* as a British plant... Journal of Botany... 1905. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Nov 1905 (in journal), p. 313-317, *pl. 474* (uncol. lith.). *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 43: 313-317, *pl. 474.* 1905.
##### n.31.588. British Koelerias
**Title**
Notes on the *British Koelerias*... \[Journal of Botany... 1905\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Dec 1905 (in journal), p. 354-357. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 43: 354-357. 1905.
##### n.31.589. species
**Title**
Two *species* of *Koeleria* new to *Scotland*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1906. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan 1906 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[30\]-33. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1906: 30-33.
##### n.31.590. nomenclature
**Title**
On the *nomenclature* of *British plants* as affected by the law adopted by the botanical congress at Vienna... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1906. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1906 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[217\]-229. *Copies*: B(2). – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1906: 217-229.
##### n.31.591. flora
**Title**
Notes on the *flora* of *Berwickshire*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1907. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr 1907 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[96\]-101. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1907: 96-101.
##### n.31.592. nomenclature
**Title**
The *nomenclature* of *British plants*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1907. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1907 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[241\]-244. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1907: 241-244.
##### n.31.593. Dillenian herbaria
**Title**
The *Dillenian herbaria*, – an account of the Dillenian collections in the herbarium of the University of Oxford, together with a biographical sketch of Dillenius. Selections from his correspondence, notes, &c.... Oxford (At Clarendon Press) 1907. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Dillenian herb.*
**Notes**
*Introduction by*: Sydney Howard Vines (1849-?) (ed.).
*Publ*.: 1907, portr. (frontisp.), p. \[i\]-cxii, \[1\]-258. *Copies*: BR, HH, L, MO, NY (in William Campbell Steere collections), U.
*Ref*.: Britten, J., J. Bot. 45: 282-284. 1907 (note on text).
##### n.31.594. Plants
**Title**
*Plants* of *Sutherland* and *Caithness*...Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1908. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan and Apr 1908 (dates on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[39\]-44, \[106\]-109. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1908: 39-44 (Jan), 106-109 (Apr).
##### n.31.595. Botanologia
**Title**
*Botanologia* of *Northamptonshire*, (Morton)... Reprinted from the Journal of the Northamptonshire Natural History Society... 1908. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Sep and Dec 1908 (dates on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., uncol. phot., p. 259-272, \[293\]-324.
*Copy*: NY – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Northamptonshire nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 259-272 (Sep), 293-324 (Dec). 1908.
##### n.31.596. British plant lists
**Title**
On the *British plant lists* and their discrepancies... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1908. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1908 (date on p. \[232\], cover-t.p., p. \[232\]-242. *Copy*: G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1908: 232-242.
*Continuation*: Apr 1909 (date on p. \[96\]), p. \[96\]-103. *Copy*: G. – Id. 1909: 96-103.
*Note*: Both parts are combined in one reprint.
##### n.31.597. Epipactis purpurata
**Title**
What is *Epipactis purpurata* Sm.?... \[From the Journal of Botany... \[1909\]\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan 1909 (in journal), cover (identif.), p. 27-29. *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 47: 27-30. 1909.
##### n.31.598. Convallaria odorata
**Title**
What is *Convallaria odorata* Mill.?... From the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club ... 1909. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 14 Aug 1909 (in journal), p. \[409\]-410. *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from the Bull. Torrey bot. Club 36(7): 409-410. 1909.
##### n.31.599. Carex helvola
**Title**
*Carex helvola*, Blytt, on Ben Lawers... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1909. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1909 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[238\]-241. *Copies*: B, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1909: 238-241.
##### n.31.600. Helleborine
**Title**
*Helleborine* Hill *or Epipactis* Adans.?... From the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1909. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1 Oct 1909 (in journal), p. 543-548. *Copies*: B, G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 36(9): 543-548. 1909.
##### n.31.601. Critical remarks
**Title**
*Critical remarks* upon the *Cyperaceae*-*Caricoideae* as treated in "Das Pflanzenreich" by Georg Kükenthal... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1910. Oct.
**Notes**
*Note*: Georg Kükenthal (1864-1955), see TL-2/2: 684.
*Publ*.: Jan 1910 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[46\]-52. *Copies*: B, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1910: 46-52.
##### n.31.602. Plants
**Title**
*Plants* of some *Southern Scottish Counties*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1910. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan and Apr 1910 (dates on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[39\]-43, \[95\]-102. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1910: 39-43 (Jan), 95-102 (Apr).
##### n.31.603. Cerastia
**Title**
The alpine *Cerastia* of *Britain*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1911. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jan 1911 (date on caver-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[38\]-44. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1911: 38-44.
##### n.31.604. Scottish Hieracia
**Title**
*Scottish Hieracia*... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1911. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr 1911 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[103\]-104. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1911: 103-104.
##### n.31.605. Chaerophyllum aureum
**Title**
*Chaerophyllum aureum* L. in Britain... \[From the Journal of Botany... \[1911\]\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr 1911 (in journal), cover (identif.), p. 117-118. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 49: 117-118. 1911.
##### n.31.606. Scottish plants
**Title**
*Scottish plants*, chiefly from Skye, Peebles, Selkirk, and, Kirkcudbright... Reprinted from "The Annals of Scottish Natural History"... 1911. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr and Jul 1911 (dates on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[96\]-99, \[164\]-174. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Scottish nat. Hist. 1911: 96-99 (Apr), 164-174 (Jul).
##### n.31.607. Melampyrum
**Title**
*Melampyrum* L.... Extracted from The Secretary's Report for 1917 of the Botanical Society and Exchange Club of the British Isles... 1918. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Sep 1918 (date on p. \[1\]), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-9. *Copy*: G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 5(1): 40-48. 1918.
##### n.31.608. Potamogeton drucei
**Title**
*Potamogeton drucei* Fryer in Fryer's correspondence... Reprinted from... Report... Botanical Society... British Isles... 1920. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1920 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[1-6\]. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 5(5): 713-718. 1920.
##### n.31.609. P. maritima
**Title**
*P*.\[oa\] *maritima* L.... Extracted from The Secretary's Report for 1920 of the Botanical Society and Exchange Club of the British Isles... 1921. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Sep 1921 (date on p. \[1\]), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-5. *Copy*: G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 6(1): 36-41. 1921.
##### n.31.610. Euphrasia septentrionalis
**Title**
*Euphrasia septentrionalis* Druce & Lumb., *Orchis latifolia* L., *O. praetermissa* Druce, O. maculata L., and O. cruenta O.F. Mueller, Poa trivialis L., var. septentrionalis nov. var.... From the B.E.C. Report for 1921.... \[1922\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Sep 1922 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1-9\]. *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 6(3): 298-300, 309-311, 314-317, 326. 1922.
##### n.31.611. Flora Zetlandica
**Title**
*Flora Zetlandica*... Arbroath (Printed by T. Buncle & Co.) 1922. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Sep 1922 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-90. *Copy*: G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 6(3): 457-546. 1922.
##### n.31.612. mosses
**Title**
The *mosses* and *liverworts* of *Oxfordshire*... Being a supplement to the "Flora of Oxfordshire"... Oxford (Printed atthe Holywell Press, Ltd.) 1922. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1922, cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-39. *Copies*: BR, G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Proc. & Rep. Ashmolean nat. hist. soc. Oxfordshire for 1921. 1922 (n.v.).
##### n.31.613. Euphrasia atroviolacea
**Title**
*Euphrasia atroviolacea* and *E. variabilis*... From the B.E.C. Report for 1923.... (1924). Oct.
**Notes**
*Co-author*: Dennis Lumb (1871-1951).
*Publ*.: Nov 1924 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-3. *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 7(1): 49-51. 1924.
##### n.31.614. Carex microglochin
**Title**
*Carex microglochin* Wahlenberg... Extracted from... Report... Botanical Society... British Isles... 1924. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Nov 1924 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-3. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 7(1): 68-71. 1924.
##### n.31.615. flora
**Title**
The *flora* of *West Ross*... Arbroath (T. Buncle & Co.) 1929. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Fl. West Ross*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1929, cover-t.p., \[i\], frontisp. (uncol. phot.), \[iii\]-xxxvii, \[xxxviii\], \[1\]-112. *Copy*: L. – Issued as Suppl. Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1928. 1929.
##### n.31.616. British Erophila
**Title**
The *British Erophila*... Reprinted from the "Report of the Botanical Exchange Club" ... for 1929... 1930. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Aug 1930 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[177\]-198. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 9(1): 177-198. 1930.