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### Author
Henfrey, Arthur (1819-1859) British botanist; professor of botany at King's College London 1852-1859.
**Abbreviated name**: *Henfr.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Henfr.*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown; some British material at [[Collection MANCH|MANCH]] and [[Collection P|P]]. Letters at [[Collection K|K]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 2: 157; BB p. 145; BM 2: 822; Bossert p. 171; CSP 3: 275-276, 12: 324, 15: 755; Desmond p. 301; de Toni 2: lv, 4: xxix; DNB 25: 409-410; DSB 6: 265-267; Hortus 3: 1195 ("Henfr."); IH 2: 268; Jackson p. 557 \[index\]; Kew 2: 645; Langman p. 359; LS 11804; Moebius p. 347; MW suppl. p. 95; Nordstedt p. 18; PR 3960-3964, 10809-10847; Rehder 5: 382; TL-2/712; Tucker 1: 333; Zander ed. 10, p. 669.
- Anon., Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. ser. 3. 4: 311-312. 1859; Flora 42: 749-750. 1859; Gard. Chron. 1859(37): 741; Bull. Soc. bot. France 6: 694-695. 1860.
- Foggitt, Bot. Soc. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, Rep. 10(1): 282. 1933.
- Huxley, L., Life letters J. D. Hooker 1: 369, 381, 401, 418, 423, 425. 1918.
- Milner, J. D., Cat. portr. Kew 60. 1906.
- Oliver, F. W., Makers Brit. Bot. 192-203. 1013.
- Schlechtendal, D. F. L. von, Bot. Zeit. 17: 408, 435-436. 1859.
- Seemann, B., Bonplandia 1: 179. 1853; 7: 292-293. 1859 (bibl.).
- Stafleu, F. A., Regn. veg. 71: 338. 1970.
#### Composite works
- (1) *The Botanical Gazette*, edited by A. Henfrey, vols. 1-3, 1849-1851.
- (2) *Annals and magazine of natural History* ser. 3. vols. 1-4. 1858. 1859.
- (3) G. W. Francis, *An analysis of the british ferns* and their allies... *Fifth edition*. With engravings. Revised and enlarged by Arthur Henfrey... London (Simpkin, Marshall and Co....) 1855. Oct., engr. t.p., p. \[1\]-viii, \[1\]-92, *pl. 1-9* (uncol. liths.). *Copy*: MO. – Ed. 1: 1837, ed. 2: 1842, ed. 3: 1847, ed. 4(?), all by Francis.
- (4) *Reports and papers on Botany* \[Mohl, Nägeli, Link, Grisebach\]. London 1849, viii, 514 p., Ray Society, see R. Curle, Ray Soc. bibl. hist. 85. 1954.
- (5) See A. Braun, *Betracht. Erschein. Verjung. Natur* (TL 2/712), English translation by H.
- (6) With W. P. Ayres, The florists' guide, 1850.
#### Eponymy
*Henfreya* J. Lindley (1847).
### Publications
##### n.2635. The vegetation of Europe
**Title**
Outlines of the natural history of Europe. *The vegetation of Europe*, its conditions and causes. London (John van Voorst) 1852. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Veg. Eur.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1852, map, \[i-iii\], \[1\]-387. *Copies*: G, USDA.
*Ref*.: Schlechtendal, D. F. L. von, Bot. Zeit. 11: 29-30. 14 Jan 1853.
##### n.2636. The micrographic dictionary
**Title**
*The micrographic dictionary*; a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects... London (John van Voorst,...) 1856. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Microgr. dict.*
**Notes**
*Co-author*: John William Griffith (1819-1901).
*Ed. 1*: 1856 (p.v: Dec 1855), p. \[i\]-v, \[1\]-696, *41 pl*. (some col.), err. on verso of expl. to pl. 41.
*Copy*: PCS.
*Ed. 2*: London (John van Voorst) 1860 (p. viii: 6 Dec 1859), 2 vols. *Copies*: NY, USDA.
*Vol. 1*: *pl. 1*, \[i\]-xl, \[1\]-751, \[752, err.\], *fig 1-812*.
*Vol. 2*: \[i-ii\], *pl. 2-45* (with text; liths., mostly handcol.).
*Ed. 3*: by J. W. Griffith and Martin Duncan, assisted by M. J. Berkeley and T. Rupert Jones, 2 vols. London (id.) 1875, published in parts. (parts 15-21, 1875, Bot. Zeit. 26 Feb 1875).
*Copies*: NY, USDA.
*Vol. 1*: *pl. 1*, \[i\]-xli, \[xlii, err.\], \[1\]-845, *fig 1-812*.
*Vol. 2*: \[i\], *pl. 2-48* (id.).
*Ed. 4*: by J. W. Griffith... M. J. Berkeley... and T. R. Jones, 2 vols. London (id.) 1883.
*Copies*: NY, USDA.
*Vol. 1*: *pl. 1*, \[i\]-xlvi, \[1\]-829, *figs. 1-812*.
*Vol. 2*: \[i\], *pl. 2-53* (id.).
##### n.2637. A sketch of the principal families of plants
**Title**
*A sketch of the principal families of plants*, explanatory of a tabular view of the vegetable kingdom, arranged according to the natural orders... London (printed for the Society for promoting Christian knowledge;...) 1855. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Sketch fam. pl.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1855 (p. \[iii\]: Aug 1855), p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-125. *Copies*: MO, NY(2). – To accompany the author's "*Tabular view of the vegetable kingdom*, arranged according to the natural orders. Drawn by C. R. Bone. Engraved by J. W. Lorry." London 1855 (n.v.).