> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 150](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33068392) of TL-2 Vol. II > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/3825-1) LSID 3825-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1339247) QID Q1339247 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Hemsley, William Botting (1843-1924), British botanist at Kew (1865-1867); worked as a private scientist 1867-1883, from 1883-1908 again at Kew in various capacities, ultimately (1899-1908) as keeper of the herbarium and library. **Abbreviated name**: *Hemsl.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Hemsl.*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection K|K]]. – (British herbarium via Freeman Clarke Samuel Roper 1819-1896). Letters and mss. also at [[Collection K|K]]. *Ref*.: Kent, D. H., Brit. herb. 59. 1957. #### Bibliography and biography Backer p. 260, 261; Barnhart 2: 155; BB p. 144; BJI 1: 26, 2: 73; BL 1: 34, 77, 86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 100, 102, 114, 115, 117, 125, 126, 128, 146, 237, 300, 2: 270, 667; Blunt p. 212, 272; BM 2: 821, 6: 451; Bret. p. 820-823; CSP 7: 947, 10: 190-191, 12: 324, 14: 306, 15: 752, 16: 535; Desmond p. 299; Hortus 3: 1195 ("Hemsl."); HR; IF p. 702; Jackson p. 557 \[index\]; Kew 2: 641-642; Langman p. 357-358; Lenley p. 220; LS 11794; MW p. 167-172, suppl. p. 95; NAF 28B: 334-334; NI 846; Rehder 5: 380-381; SK p. 225; TL-2/1094, 1176, 1290, 1814; Tucker 1: 332, 333; Zander ed. 10, p. 669. A.D.C., J. Bot. 63: 21-23. 1925. - Anon., Catal. libr. R.B.G. Kew 268. 1899 (bibl.) (Bull. misc. Inf. Kew add. ser. 3); Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1924: 389-392; Gard. Chron. 76: 275-276. 1924;. Kew Guild 4(32): 331-337. 1925 (portr.), J. Bot. 62: 344. 1924. - Britten, J., J. Bot. 28: 216-217. 1890, 37: 96. 1899. - D.P., Proc. Roy. Soc. ser. B. 98: i-ix. 1925. - Goulding, Rec. Auckland Inst. Mus. 12: 97. 1975. - Hutchinson, J., Kew Guild 3: portr. facing p. 365 1917 (portr.). - *Hemsley, W. B., bibl. & biogr. ctd*.: - Jackson, B. D., Proc. Linn. Soc. 137: 76-78. 1925. - McVaugh, R., Edward Palmer: plant explorer 5, 77-78. 1956. - Merrill, E. D., Contr. U.S. natl. Herb. 30(1): 147. 1947 (bibl. Pacific isl.). - Nelmes & Cuthbertson, Curtis's Bot. Magaz. Dedic. 1827-1837; p. 282. 1932 (portr.). - Reiche, K., Grundz. Pflanzenverbr. Chile 33. 1907 (Veg. Erde 8). - Schumann, K. M. & K. Lauterbach, Fl. deut. Schutzgeb. Südsee xi. 1901. - Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Gard. Chron. 46: 381. 1909 (portr.). - Trimen, H., J. Bot. 14: 223. 1876; 16: 287. 1878. - Urban, I., Symb. ant. 1: 67-68. 1898. - Wolley-Dod, A. H., Fl. Sussex xliv-xlv. 1937. - Wulff, E. V., Intr. hist. pl. geogr. 120, 121, 124, 135. 1943. #### Composite works - (1) Forbes, F. B. and W. B. Hemsley, *Index florae sinensis*, see Forbes, no. 1814. - (2) Hemsley was Bentham's "young but able assistant" in the preparation of the *Flora australiensis* until 1867 (TL-2/428). - (3) Contributed to D. Oliver et al. *Flora of tropical Africa: Balanophoreae*, 6, 1(3): 434-440. Oct 1911. *Campanulaceae*, 3: 463-482. 1877. *Rhamneae*, 1: 377-385. 1868. *Scrophulariaceae*, 4, 2(2), 261-384. Feb 1906, 2(3): 385-462. Jun 1906 (with S. A. Skan). #### Note See BM 2: 821 for further contributions to composite works. #### Eponymy *Hemsleia* \[sic\] Y. Kudo (1929); *Hemsleya* Cogniaux (1889); *Hemsleyna* O. Kuntze (1891). ### Publications ##### n.2625. Handbook of hardy trees **Title** *Handbook of hardy trees*, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Containing descriptions, native countries, etc. of a selection of the best species in cultivation. Together with cultural details, comparative hardiness, suitability for particular positions, etc. Based on the french work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin... entitled 'Manuel de l'Amateur des Jardins', and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. By W. B. Hemsley,... with an introduction by Edward S. Rand, Junr.... with nearly 300 illustrations. Boston (Estes & Lauriat) 1873. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Handb. hardy trees*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1873 (p. viii; Mar 1873), p. \[iiij-xlviii, \[1\]-687, *Copies*: NY, USDA. – Based on TL 2/1339. *London issue*: 1877, p. \[i\]-xlviii, \[1\]-687. *Copy*: Ned. Mij. Tuinbouw Plantk. ##### n.2626. Diagnoses plantarum novarum **Title** *Diagnoses plantarum novarum* vel minus cognitarum *mexicanarum* et centrali-americanarum. Pars prima (-tertia). \[London (Taylor and Francis)\] 1878-1880. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Diagn. pl. nov. mexic.* **Notes** *Pars 1*: Cover (with imprint), p. \[1\]-16, Jul 1878. *Pars 2*: Cover (id.), p. 17-37, Jul 1879. *Pars 3*: Cover (id.), p. 39-56, Apr 1880. *Copies*: G, MICH, MO, U, US, USDA. *Facsimile reprint*: Renner, Texas (Texas Research Foundation) 1962. *Copies*: L, NY. Contains diagnoses of new taxa to be described in more detail in no. 2627. Some of the diagnoses in part 3, however, are later than those in the corresponding part of the *Biologia*. ##### n.2627. Biologia centrali-americana **Title** *Biologia centrali-americana*; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America edited by F. Ducane Godman and Osbert Salvin. *Botany*... by W. B. Botting Hemsley \[Cycadaceae by W. T. Thiselton-Dyer\]. London (published for the editors by R. H. Porter... and Dulau & Co....) 1879-1888. 5 vols. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Biol. cent.-amer., Bot.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Mr. John Collins has kindly sent us the contents and dates as given on the original wrappers which deviate slightly from the dates printed with the signatures on the sheets. |vol. |part |pages |*plates* |dates |notes| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |1 |\[1\]-96 |1-7 |Sep 1879| | |2 |97-184 |8-13 |Nov 1879| | |3 |185-280 |14, 15 |Feb 1879| | |4 |281-376 |16, 17 |Apr 1880| | |5 |377-472 |18-30 |Jun 1880| | |6 |473-568 |31-35 |Aug 1880| | |9 (p.p.) |569-619, title \[i\] |- |Oct 1881| | |25 (p.p.) |\[iii\]-v |- |Oct 1888 |pref. Hemsley| | |25 (p.p.) |\[ix\]-lxi |- |Oct 1888 |intr. Hemsley| | |25 (p.p.) |lxii-lxviii |- |Oct 1888 |comm. Hooker| | |25 (p.p.) |final title \[i\] |- |Oct 1888| |2 |7 |1-96 |36-43, 41\* |Apr 1881| | |8 |97-192 |44-49 |Jun 1881| | |9 (p.p.) |193-232 |50 |Oct 1881| | |10 |233-328 |51-56 |Dec 1881| | |11 |329-424 |57-61 |Feb 1882| | |12 |425-520 |62-68 |Apr 1882| | |13 |521-621, \[i\], \[iii\] |69 |Jun 1882| |3 |14 |1-96 |70-76 |Oct 1882| | |15 |97-184 |77-80 |Jan 1883| | |16 |185-280 |81-84 |Feb 1884| | |17 |281-376 |85-94 |Feb 1884| | |18 |377-472 |95-100 |Feb 1885| | |19 |473-568 |- |Nov 1885| | |20 |569-664 |- |Dec 1885| | |21 (p.p.) |665-711, \[i\], \[iii\] |109 |Feb 1886| |4 |21 (p.p.) |1-48 |- |Feb 1886 |\[sic, not 1887\]| | |22 |49-144 |- |Mar 1887| | |23 |145-298 |- |Aug 1887| | |24 |299-410 |110 |Dec 1887| | |25 |(p.p.) |411-498, \[i\], \[iii\] |Jan 1888 |\[date on sheet 3h\]| |5 | |25 (p.p.) |\[v\]-viii |Oct 1888| | | |final title \[i, iii\] | |Oct 1888| *Copies*: G, MO, NY, U, US, USDA. Volume 4, p. 116-332 contains the Appendix by J. D. Hooker, see also commentary on introduction and appendix by that same author in vol. 1, p. lxii-lxviii; it also contains the indexes (p. 333-498). Volume 5 contains all the plates, numbers *1-41, 41\*, 42-109* of which are coloured (a few) or plain lithographs by W. H. Fitch; plate *110* is a map. The library at Kew possesses four volumes of the proofs of this work. Many of the taxa were previously described in no. 2626. *Ref*.: J. Collins, personal communication. - Hemsley, W. B., Diagnoses plantarum novarum 1878-1880 (see above). - Engler, A. B., Bot. Jahrb. 1: 296. 1880 (parts 1-4). - Hemsley, W. B., translated by Jose Ramirez from the "Botany...", Boçquejo de la geografia y rasgos principales de la Flora de Mexico, La Naturaleza, ser. 2. 1: 67-81. 1888. - Britten, J., J. Bot. 18: 88-91. 1880, 19: 188. 1881. ##### n.2628. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger **Title** *Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger* during the years 1873-1876 ... prepared under the superintendence of the late Sir C. Wyville Thomson... and now of John Murray one of the naturalists of the expedition. *Botany* vol. I. London (Her Majesty's Stationary Office) Edinburgh, Dublin \[1884-\] 1885. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Rep. Challenger, Bot.* **Notes** *Note*: For references to other publications on the scientific results of the voyage of the Challenger see BM 1: 333 and especially 2: 716-717. |vol. |part |pages |*plates* |dates| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |Introd. |\[i\]-xi, \[1\]-75 |- |Jun 1885 (pref. 1 Jun, Nat. Nov. Jul)| | |1 |\[1\]-135, \[128a\]-128b |1-13 |Apr-Dec 1884 (mss. rd. 4 Mar)| | |2 |\[1\]-299 |14-53 |Mai-Dec 1884 (mss. rd. 16 Apr)| | |3(1) |\[1\]-96 |54-65 |Sep-Dec 1884 (mss. rd. 19 Aug)| | |(2) |97-333 |- |Mar-Jun 1885 (mss. rd. 26 Feb)| *Copies*: MO, U. – A second volume, *Diatomaceae*, by Conte F. Castracane degli Antelminelli, appeared in 1886 (see no. 1056). A further part, "on the other pelagic algae of the open ocean," announced by Hemsley in his editorial notes (p. xi) was never published. – The plates (uncol. liths.) are accompanied by letter press; artists W. H. Fitch and M. Smith, and Mitten. *Facsimile reprint*: 1965, New York (Johnson Reprint Corporation...). *Copy*: FAS. *Ref*.: Urban, I., Symb. ant. 1: 68-69. 1898. - Britten, J., J. Bot. 23: 254-255. 1885.