> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 133](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355220) of TL-2 Vol. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/5694-1) LSID 5694-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2993615) QID Q2993615 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Loddiges, Conrad \[L.\] (1738-1826), Dutch-born British horticulturist who settled in England about 1761 as nurseryman at Hackney and who introduced many plants into the British Isles, especially from the United States. **Abbreviated name**: *Lodd.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Lodd.*\] #### Herbarium and types some material at [[Collection CGE|CGE]] and [[Collection K|K]]. – The original drawings from the Botanical Cabinet are at [[Collection BM|BM]]. #### Bibliography and biography AG 6(1): 707; Barnhart 2: 395; BB p. 192; Blunt p. 209, 212; BM 1: 207, 3: 1162; Bret. p. 281; Desmond p. 392; Dryander 3: 100, 5: 335; DU 187; Frank 3(Anh.): 60; GF p.85; Henrey 2: 727, 3: 78; Herder p. 146, 287, 360; Hortus 3: 1198 ("Lodd."); IH 2: 455; Jackson p. 574; Kew 3: 480; Langman p. 452; Lasègue p. 530, 574; MW p. 282-284, suppl. p. 210; NI 2228 (sub Botanical Cabinet); Plesch p. 314-315; PR 5558-5561 (ed. 1: 6205-6208); Rehder 5: 519; SK 1: 326; Tucker 1: 437; Zander ed. 10, p. 686, ed. 11, p. 782. - Fletcher, H. H., Story R. Hort. Soc. 11, 92, 136. 1969. - Fort, J. W., The Athenaeum 1899: 311 (theft of copper pl. Bot Cabin.). - Hepper, F.N. and F. Neate, Pl. coll. W. Afr. 51. 1971 (plants from W. Afr. cultiv. by Lodd. collected by G. Don in Sierra Leone). - Hooker, W. J., Bot. misc. 1: 30, 74-77. 1830. - James, The trees of Bicton 111. 1969. - Lemmon, K. Golden age plant hunters 74, 184, 186, 187, 217, 218. 1968. - Rendle, W., The Athenaeum 1899: 214. - Silvester Davies, J., The Athenaeum 1899: 245. - White, A. & B. L. Sloane, The Stapelieae 20. 1933, ed. 2, 87, 776, 949. - Wilson, E. H., Plant hunting 2: 71. 1927. #### Eponymy *Loddigesia Sims* (1806). ### Publications ##### n.4912. A catalogue of plants and seeds **Title** *A catalogue of plants and seeds* which are sold by Conrad Loddiges, nursery and seedsman, at Hackney, near London. Verzeichnis von Pflanzen und Saamen welche um billige Preisse zu haben sind bey Conrad Loddiges,... London (Gedruckt, und zu haben bey C. Heydinger, Buchhandler,...) 1777. Oct. (in fours). **Abbreviated title**: *Cat. pl. seeds*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1777, p. \[i\]-iv, \[1\]-54, \[1, err.\]. Copy; M. ##### n.4913. Cal. pl. **Title** Catalogue of plants, which are sold by Conrad Loddiges and sons, nursery and seedsman at Hackney near London. London (printed by Plummer and Brewis,...) \[headline:\] 1814. Oct. (in fours). **Abbreviated title**: *Cal. pl.* **Notes** *Ed*. \[*9*\]: 1814. *Copy*: G. – For ed. I see above, *Cat. pl. seeds.* editions 2-8 were not seen by us; they are also not reported by Harvey (1973). *Ed*. *11*: 1818, p. \[1\]-51, \[52, dated 1 Mar 1818\]. *Copy*: BR, USDA. – "*Catalogue of plants*", which are sold by Conrad Loddiges & sons, nursery and seedsman, at Hackney, near London. The eleventh edition. London (Printed by W. Wilson,...) 1818. Oct (in fours). *Ed*. *12*: 1820, p. \[1\]-55, \[56, dated 1 Mar 1820\]. *Copies*: G, NY, US. – "*Catalogue*... London. The twelfth edition." London (printed by W. Wilson,... ) 1820. Oct (in fours). *Ed. 13*: 1823, p. \[1\]-48. *Copies*: G, US. – "*Catalogue*... London. The thirteenth edition." London (printed by W. Wilson,... ) 1823. Oct. (in fours). *Ed. 14*: 1826, p. \[1\]-78. *Copies*: G, US. – "*Catalogue*... London. The Fourteenth edition." London (printed by W. Wilson,... ) 1826. Oct. (in fours). *Ed. 15*: 1830, p. \[1\]-79. *Copy*: G. – "*Catalogue*... London. The fifteenth edition." London (printed by W. Wilson,... ) 1830. Oct. (in fours). *Ed. 16*: 1836, p. \[1\]-85. *Copy*: M. – "Catalogue – London. The sixteenth edition". London (printed by Wilson & son,... ) 1836. Oct. (in fours). Harvey (1973) mentions further issues from 1839, 1841, 1842, 1844 and 1849. *Ref*.: Harvey, J., Early hortic. cat., Bath 1973, p. 13-14. ##### n.4914. The botanical cabinet **Title** *The botanical cabinet* consisting of coloured delineations of plants, from all countries, with a short account of each, directions for mangement &c. London (John and Arthur Arch, John Hatchard, C. Loddiges & Sons, G. Cooke) 1817-1833, 20 vols. Qu. and Duod. \[simultaneous editions\]. **Abbreviated title**: *Bot. Cab.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Published by "Conrad Loddiges and sons"; however, the editorial work was done by the son, George (1784-1846) only. The drawings are by G. Loddiges, W. Loddiges, Miss J. Loddiges, George Cooke, W. I. Cooke, E. W. Cooke, Miss Rebello, T. Boys, W. Miller, P. Heath and J. P. Heath; the engravings are by George Cooke. – Published in monthly fascicles of 10 plates each. The fascicles make up a volume. 2000 hand-coloured plates (and no 684\* uncoloured). The quarto edition has fully coloured plates; those of the duodecimo edition are partially coloured. E. W. Cooke, in a letter to Berkeley inserted in the MICH copy relates, on 22 Oct 1879, that the original drawings were at that time in the hands of his mother but that the copper plates were no longer available for making further prints: "... the whole of the 2000 copper plates were stolen by one of Loddiges' men from his library in the Garden..." *Copies*: US(qu.), USDA (Oct.); IDC 5312. *vol*. *1*: 1817 (t.p.) p. \[i, t.p.\], \[4, intr.\], *pl. 1-100* each with 1-2 p. text, \[3, index\] *2*: 1818 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 101-200*, id., \[3, ind.\] *3*: 1818 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 201-300*, id., \[3, ind.\] 2 pl. + \[9\] p. text on hothouses. *4*: 1819 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 301-400*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *5*: 1820 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 401-500*, id., \[3, ind.\], Catalogue ed. 12 \[1\]-55, \[56\]. *6*: 1821 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 501-600*, id. \[3, ind.\] *7*: 1822 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 601-684, 684\*, 685-700*, \[3, ind.\]. *8*: 1823 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 701-800*, id., \[3, ind.\]. Catalogue ed. 13. \[1\]-48. *9*: 1824 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 801-900*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *10*: 1824 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 901-1000*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *11*: 1825 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1001-1100*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *12*: 1826 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1101-1200*, id., \[3, ind.\], Catalogue ed. 14, 1-78. *13*: 1827 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1201-1300*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *14*: 1828 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1301-1400*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *15*: 1828 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1401-1500*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *16*: 1829 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1501-1600*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *17*: 1830 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1601-1700*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *18*: 1831 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1701-1800*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *19*: 1832 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1801-1900*, id., \[3, ind.\]. *20*: 1833 (t.p.), p. \[i\], *pl. 1901-2000*, id., \[3, ind.\], \[USDA copy: 19 p. indexes\]. |vol. |fasc. |*plates* |dates | |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |1 |1-10 |May 1817 | | |2 |11-20 |Jun 1817 | | |3 |21-30 |Jul 1817 | | |4 |31-40 |Aug 1817 | | |5 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|Oct 1833| | |9 |1981-1990 |Nov 1833| | |10 |1991-2000 |Dec 1833| *Ref*.: GF p. 85; NI 2228; Plesch p. 314-315; PR 5558; Sothcby 471 (sold at £ 1500), 472 (sold at £ 1400). - Garay, L., Taxon 18: 709-711. 1969. - Junk, W., Cat. 206: 56. 1977 (quarto ed.; offered at Hfl. 17.500; Plesch copy!). - Wheldon and Wesley, Cat. 139: 7. 1977 (quarto ed.; offered at £1500). ##### n.4915. Orchideae **Title** *Orchideae*, in the collection of Conrad Loddiges and Sons, Hackney, near London, arranged according to Dr. Lindley's Genera and species; with their native countries, years of introduction, and references to figures. London (printed by Wilson and Ogilvy,...) \[1842\]. Oct. (in fours). **Abbreviated title**: *Orchideae*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1842, p. \[1\]-44, \[1, index\]. *Copy*: USDA.-*Other issues*: BM 3: 1162 mentions a first edition, also of 1842 of 25 p. The copies at L and NY with a differently printed t.p. (same text), have p. \[1\]-40; see also PR 5560.