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### Author
White, John, of Dublin (c. 1760-1837), Irish horticulturist and field botanist; gardener in the Glasnevin Botanic Gardens c. 1797-1833.
**Abbreviated name**: *J. White, Dubl.*
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 486; BB p. 324; Desmond p. 655; Jackson p. 247; PR 10216.
#### Biofile
- Berry, H.F., Hist. of R. Dublin Soc. 191. 1915.
- Colgan, N., Fl. County Dublin xxvii. 1904.
- Nelson, E.C., Glasra 5: 11-12. 1981; An Irish flower garden 15-16. 1984; with E. McCracken, The brightest jewel, a history of the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin (in press for 1985).
- Nelson, Ch., Personal communication 28 Aug 1984 (b. c 1760, d. Dec 1837).
- Praeger, J.L., Some Irish natural. 176-177. 1949.
### Publications
##### n.17.470. An essay on the indigenous grasses of Ireland
**Title**
*An essay on the indigenous grasses of Ireland*,... Dublin (printed by Graisberry and Campbell...) 1803. Oct. (in 4-s).
**Abbreviated title**: *Essay indig. grass. Ireland*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1803, p. \[i\]-xxix, \[xxx\], abbr., err., \[1\]-144, \[1-4\], 145-156, *pl*. *1-2* (with text; col. copp.). *Copies*: DBN, HU, NSUB, NY.