> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 688](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33212730) of TL-2 Vol. VI > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/11107-1) LSID 11107-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5673040) QID Q5673040 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Veitch, Harry James (1840-1924), British horticulturist; second son of James Veitch (1815-1869), from 1858 with the Chelsea nurseries of James Veitch, main promoter of the Chelsea flower shows; leading spirit and most enterprising member of the Veitch family in the firm "James Veitch & Sons"; knighted 1912. **Abbreviated name**: *H.J. Veitch* \[standard form in IPNI: *H.J.Veitch*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection K|K]] (general herb. rd. 1884); other material in [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection E|E]]. #### Bibliography and biography AG 3: 909; Barnhart 3: 429 (b. 29 Jun 1840, d. 6 Jul 1924); BB p. 310; BM 5: 2199; Bossert p. 416; CSP 19: 310; Desmond p. 628 (further sec. refs.); DNB 1922-1930: 368-369 (868-869) (A.W. Hill); Hortus 3: 1196, 1206; Morren ed. 10, p. 73; MW p. 513; Rehder 5: 876; SK 1: 538; TL-2/11.979, see T. Lobb; Tucker 1: 716, 2: xxxix; Zander ed. 10, p. 672, ed. 11, p. 766. #### Biofile - Anon., Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isl. Rep. 7(3): 545-546. 1925; Brit. Mus. gen. cat. print. books 247: 154-155. 1964 (James Veitch and son); Hedwigia 65: (195). 1925 (d.); Gard Chron. 1899(1): 40 (portr.), 1910(1): 72-73 (port.), 1912(1): 365-366, 1914(2): 19-20, 1921(2): 192, 1925(1): 67, 1964(2): 139-140; Nature 114: 95-96. 1924; The Times 7 Jul 1924 ("A great pioneer gardener"; see also J. Bot. 62: 253. 1924); Who's who 1914-1924; Who was who 1916-1928: 1070. - Bunyard, E.A., Proc. Linn. Soc. 136: 83-84. 1929. - Curtis, C.H., J.R. Hort. Soc. 73: 242-247, 284-290. 1948. - Fletcher, H.R., Story R. Hort. Soc. 560 \[index\]. 1969. - Fuller, K.A.P. & J.M. Langdon, Int. dendrol. Soc. Yearb. 1972: 63-69. 1973 ("The house of Veitch", excellent concise account, genealogy, list of collectors). - Hadfield, M., Brit. gardeners 294, 296. 1980. - Hoehne, C., Jard. bot. São Paulo 237-238. 1941. - McKelvey, S.D., Bot. Expl. Trans. Miss. West. 1092-1094. 1955 (Veitch and sons). - Moore, S., Country Life 169: 1532-1533. 1981 (popular). - Nelmes & Cuthbertson, Curtis's Bot. mag. Dedic. 1827-1927, p. 330-332. 1932 (portr.). - Reinikka, M.A., Hist. Orchid 246-249. 1972. - Rolfe, A., ed., Orchid Rev. 20(229): 41-43. 1912. - Schneider, G., Bull. Soc. Hort. franç. Londres 20(19): 5-6. 1909 (biogr. sketch, portr.). - Sutton, S.B., Charles Sprague Sargent 382 \[index\]. 1970. - Veitch, J.H., Hortus veitchii, London 1906 (many details, port. on p. 27). - W.D., Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1914: 88 (present. Conifer cones). #### Eponymy *Veitchia* Lindley (1861, *nom. rej.*) [^1]; *Veitchia* H. Wendland (1868, *nom. cons.*) commemorate James Veitch (1815-1869). #### The house of Veitch John Veitch (1752-1839) was the original founder of the Veitch firm: he started a nursery at Budlake which was in existence in 1800. John and his son James (1792-1863) purchased land at Mount Radford in Exeter and thus founded the Exeter nursery of which James took charge in 1837. James was joined in the firm by his son James junior (1815-1869) and James Veitch & Son became a widely known establishment. A nursery in Chelsea was purchased in 1853; James Sr. remained in Exeter and James Jr. took charge of the Chelsea (London) nursery. The two nurseries became different firms in 1863 on the death of James Sr. The Exeter firm came in the hands of Robert Toswill Veitch (1823-1885), younger brother of James Jr.; the latter took charge of the Chelsea firm with the assistance of his three sons and traded as James Veitch & Sons. John Gould Veitch (1839-1870), well-known for his collecting in the Far East, and Harry James Veitch (1840-1906) were admitted to partnership in 1865; the third son, Arthur Veitch (1844-1880) was, apparently, less active in the firm. Harry James and John Gould took charge of the firm on their father's death in 1869; John Gould died 1870 and Harry James V. continued alone. His two nephews James Herbert Veitch and John Gould Veitch II (sons of John Gould I) were taken in the business. The firm closed down (as a family enterprise) with the retirement of H.J. Veitch in 1914. Harry James Veitch can be regarded as the leading spirit from 1865 onwards and we therefore treat books issued by "James Veitch and Sons" under his name. For a concise and informative history see K.A.P. Fuller and J.M. Langdon (1973); see also James H. Veitch, *Hortus Veitchii* (1906), treated below. ### Publications ##### n.15.970. A manual of the Coniferae **Title** *A manual of the Coniferae*, containing a general review of the order; a synopsis of the hardy kinds cultivated in Great Britain; their place and use in horticulture, etc., etc. ... Chelsea, S.W. \[London\] (James Veitch & Sons,...) 1881. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Man. Conif.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Sep-Oct 1881 (J. Bot. Oct 1881; Bot. Zeit. 31 Mar 1882; Nat. Nov. Feb(1) 1882), p. \[i-ii\], frontisp., \[iii-iv\], \[1\]-350, *19 pl*. (uncol. liths.). *Copies*: B, G, HH, MO, NY, U, US, USDA. *New edition*: 1900 (Bot. Zeit. 1 Feb 1901; Nat. Nov. Feb(1) 1901), p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-562, \[1, err.\], \[ills. in text\]. *Copies*: BR, G, HH, MICH, MO, NY, US, USDA. – "A new and greatly enlarged edition by Adolphus H. \[Henry\] Kent \[1828-1913, private secretary to H.J. Veitch; probably also mainly responsible for the text of ed. 1\]..." *Italian transl*.: 1882, p. \[1\]-351, *18 pl. Copy*: HH. – *Manuale dei coniferi* comprendente una rivista generale della famiglia; una sinossi delle specie rustiche coltivate nella Gran Bretagna i loro posto ed uso nell' orticultura, ecc., ecc.... Traduzione dall' inglese per Giovanni Sada. Milano (della Ditta Giuseppe Sada,...) 1882. Oct. *Ref*.: Rendle, A.B., J. Bot. 39: 40-42. Jan 1901 (rev. ed. 2). ##### n.15.971. A manual of orchidaceous plants **Title** *A manual of orchidaceous plants* cultivated under glass in Great Britain... Chelsea, S.W. \[London\] (James Veitch & Sons,...) 1887-1894, 10 parts. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Man. orchid. pl.* **Notes** *Author of text*: Adolphus Henry Kent \[1828-1913\], see A.B. Rendle, J. Bot. 39: 40. 1901. *1* (*Odontoglossum*): Apr 1887 (Bot. Zeit. 25 Nov 1887; rev. J. Bot. Dec 1887; Nat. Nov. Mai(1, 2) 1887), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-80, *7 pl*., 2 maps. *2* (*Cattleya* and *Laelia*, Laeliopsis, Febramicra, Schomburgkia and Sophronitis): Nov 1887 (rev. J. Bot. Jan 1888; Nat. Nov. Dec(1) 1887), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-108, *18 pl*. *3* (*Dendrobium*, Bulbophyllum and Cirrhopetalum): Mai 1888 (rev. J. Bot. Jul 1888; Nat. Nov. Jun 1888), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-104, *6 pl*. *4* (*Cypripedium*): Jan 1889 (rev. J. Bot. Feb 1889), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-108, *17 pl*. *5* (*Masdevallia*. Pleurothallis, Cryptophoranthus, Restrepia, Arpophyllum and Platyclinis): Sep 1889 (rev. J. Bot. Jan 1890; Nat. Nov. Oct(2) 1889), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-82, *6 pl*. *6* (*Coelogyne, Epidendrum*, Spathoglottis, Phaius, Thunia, Chysis, Pleione, Calanthe, Diacrium, Nanodes, etc., etc.): Jun 1890 (rev. J. Bot. Nov 1891, with part 7; Nat. Nov. Jul(2) 1890), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-134, *10 pl*. *7* (*Phalaenopsis, Aërides, Vanda*, Angraecum, Arachnanthe, Renanthera, Rhynchostylis, Saccolabium, Stauropsis, etc.): Mai 1891 (rev. J. Bot. Nov 1891; Nat. Nov. Jun(2) 1891), cover-t.p. p. \[1\]-142, *20 pl*. *8* (*Oncidium* and *Miltonia*, Ada, Brassia, Gomeza, Ionopsis, Ornithocephalus: Apr 1892 (Nat. Nov. Mai(1, 2) 1892), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-137, *8 pl*. *9* (*Cymbidium, Zygopetalum, Lycaste*, Acineta... Trichopilia, etc., etc.): Mar 1893 (J. Bot. Mai 1893; Nat. Nov. Apr(2) 1893), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-194, *6 pl*. *10* (*General review of the Orchidaceae*): Apr 1894 (J. Bot. Jun 1894; review of entire work J. Bot. Feb 1895; Nat. Nov. Mai(1) 1894), cover-t.p., p. \[i\]-vii, \[9\]-160, i-iii, i-xi, *4 pl*. *Parts* 10, 5, 3, 6 and 2 are often bound as vol. 1, *Epidendreae*, 1887-1894; parts 9, 1, 8, 7, 4 form vol. 2, *Vandeae-Cypripedieae*, 1887-1894, both sets provided with a title-page. *Copies*: B, BR, G, HH, MO, NY, PH. – The numbers of plates per fascicle vary in the copies seen by us; the numbers listed above are those of the NY copy. *Facsimile ed*.: Amsterdam (A. Asher & Co.) 1963, ISBN 90-6123-180-9. – Reprinted 1981. *French transl*. of the treatments of *Cypridium* and *Dendrobium* appeared in *Orchidophile* 1891-1893, see MW p. 513. [^1]: "*Veitchia* Lindl. 1861 (Pinaceae) \[is dedicated to\] John Gould Veitch (18391870), English gardener of the Veitch-Dynasty, plant collector in Japan, China, Pacific Islands, discoverer of the plant (Lindley, 1861: 265)." Burkhardt, L. (2016). About some eponyms in Taxonomic literature (TL-2). _Taxon_, _65_(1), 137–145. 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