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### Author
Mathews, Ferdinand Schuyler (1845-1938), American botanist.
**Abbreviated name**: *F. S. Mathews* \[standard form in IPNI: *F.S.Mathews*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 2: 460; (b. 30 Mai 1854, d. 20 Aug 1938); Bossert p. 257; Kew 3: 619-620; NAF 28B: 345; NI 1302n-ne; Rehder 5: 554; Tucker 1: 470.
### Publications
##### n.5665. Field book of American wild flowers
**Title**
*Field book of American wild flowers*. Being a short description of their character and habits, a concise definition of their colors, and incidental references to the insects which assist in their fertilization... New York, London (G. P. Putnam's Sons...) 1902. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Field book Amer. wild fl.*
**Notes**
*Ed. 1*: Apr 1902, p. \[i\]-xx, 1-552, *24. pl.* (col.). *Copies*: NY (reprints May 1903, August 1902, Jul 1905, Jul 1909, Mar 1910), US.
*Reprints*: Aug 1902, Jan 1903, Mai 1903, Jan 1904, Jun 1904, Oct 1904, Jul 1905, Jan 1906, Jun 1906, Feb 1907, Sep 1907, Apr 1908, Dec 1908, Jul 1909, Mar 1910.
*Ed. 2*: 1912, p. \[i\]-xxiv, \[1\]-587\], *24 pl. Copies*: MO, NY, USDA. – "New edition revised and enlarged..." New York, London (id.).
*Ed. 3*: 1927, p. \[i-iii\], \[1-2, author's note\], v-xxxii, \[1\]-138. *Copies*: G (30th impr. Aug 1831), USDA (33rd impr. Oct 1935).
*Ed. 4*: 1955 (USDA rd. 26 Jul 1955), p. \[i\]-xxix, \[1\]-601. *Copy*: USDA. – "Completely revised and enlarged by Norman Taylor (1883-?).
##### n.5666. Field book of American trees and shrubs
**Title**
*Field book of American trees and shrubs* a concise description of the character and color of species common throughout the United States, together with maps showing their general distribution... New York and London (G. P. Putman's Sons...) \[1915\].
**Abbreviated title**: *Field book Amer. trees*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1915 (p. xi: 1 Oct 1914; Nat. Nov. Sep 1915; Torreya 12 Jun 1915), front., \[i\]-xvii, \[1\]-405. *Copies*: G, MO, NY, US, USDA (twelfth impr.).