> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 122](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33189593) of TL-2 Vol. IV > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/7426-1) LSID 7426-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318372) QID Q318372 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Paxton, \[Sir\] Joseph (1803-1865), British horticulturist, editor, landscape gardener, railroad promotor and speculator, builder of glass structures (Crystal Palace), architect, civil engineer, and politician; knighted 1851. **Abbreviated name**: *Paxt.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Paxton*\] #### Herbarium and types Paxton is not known to have made herbarium material. #### Bibliography and biography Backer p. 429; Barnhart 3: 58; BB p. 239; BM 4: 1534; Bossert p. 303; Bret. p. 550; Desmond p. 483 (q.v. for further refs.); DNB 44: 103-104; Frank 3 (Anh.): 74-75; GF p. 65, 85; Herder p. 88, 363; Hortus 3: 1201 ("Paxt."); Jackson p. 12, 408, 471, 472; Kew 4: 254; Langman p. 571; Lasègue p. 529; MW p. 381, suppl. p. 276-277; NI 1498-1499, 2351, see also 1: p. 129-131, suppl. p. 54; Plesch p. 238; PR 5369, 7003-7005 (ed. 1: 7832-7834); Rehder 5: 654-655; Sotheby 591, 592; TL-1/959; TL-24659, 4661; Tucker 1: 544; Zander ed. 10, p. 710, ed. 11, p. 781, 798. #### Biofile - Allibone, S.A., Crit. dict. Engl. lit. 1530-1531. 1870 (bibl.). - Anon., Amer. J. Sci. 40: 140. 1865; 41: 264. 1866; Bonplandia 1: 67. 1853, 2: 7, 296. 1854 (member of parliament); Bot. Zeit. 10: 238. 1852, 23: 211. 1865; Flora 48: 350, 445, 1865; Gard. Chron. 1924: 120; Gartenflora 1: 66. 1852 (knighthood), 14: 221-222. 1865 (obit.). - Allan, M., The Hookers of Kew 95, 184. 1967. - Allen, D.E., The Victorian fern craze 36, 42. 1969. - Bentham, G., Proc. Linn. Soc. 1865/6: lxxxi-lxxxiii (obit.). - Bridson, G.D.R. et al., Nat. hist. mss. res. Brit. Isl. 138: 36, 143.21. 1980. - Chadwick, G.F., The works of Sir Joseph Paxton, London 1961 (major study of P as a gardener, builder of glass structures, and architect), (bibl.). - Fletcher, H.H., Story R. Hort. Soc. 1804-1968, p. 552 \[index\]. 1969. - Gloag, J., Mr. Loudon's England 21, 47, 57, 69, 196, 206. 1970. - Hadfield, M., Pioneers in gardening 170-182. 1951. - Heeps, A.P., Morris Arbor. Bull. 19(1): 8-13. 1968. - Jessen, K.F.W., Bot. Gegenw. Vorz. 392, 394. 1864. - Lemmon, K., Golden age plant hunters 226 \[index\]. 1968. - Markham, V.R., Paxton and the bachelor Duke, London 1935 (main biography; see also Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Apr 1935 and Observer 28 Apr 1935; b. 3 Aug 1803, d. 8 Jun 1865). - Pearson, C.E., Agriculture 58(3): 132-135. 1951 ("father... British glasshouse industry", portr.). - Reinikka, M.A., A history of the Orchid 164-168. s.d. (portr.). - Seemann, B., J. Bot. 3: 231-232. 1865. - Simmonds, A., J. R. Hort. Soc. 59: 477-481. 1934 ("gardener-architect"); Hort. who was who 47-52. 1948. - Stearn, W.T., J. Soc. Bibl. nat. Hist. 3: 103. 1955 (on the Magazine of Botany); Taxon 14: 293-298. 1965 (Kew and the Crystal Palace); see also Fl. males. Bull. 12: 489-490. 1956. - Wright, R., Gardener's tribute p. 42-43, 49. 1949. #### Eponymy *Paxtonia* Lindley (1838). ### Publications ##### n.7553. The horticultural register and general magazine **Title** *The horticultural register and general magazine*... London (published by Baldwin and Cradock,...) \[1831\]-1836. 5 vols. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Hort. reg.* **Notes** *Authorship*: vol. 1: Paxton with Joseph Harrison (x-c. 1855), vols. 2 & 3: Paxton, vols. 4 and 5: James Main (c. 1775-1846). *Publ*.: dated monthly issues. *Copy*: NY. *1*: 1 Jul 1831-1 Dec 1832, nos. 1-18, p. \[i\*-iv\*\], \[i\]-v, \[6\]-860. *2*: 1 Jan 1833-1 Dec 1833, nos. 19-30, p. \[i\*\], \[i-iv\], \[1\]-572. *3*: 1 Jan 1834-1 Dec 1834, nos. 31-42, p.\[i\*-v\*\], \[i\]-ii, \[3\]-529, *1 pl*. *4*: 1 Jan 1835-1 Dec 1835, nos. 43-54, p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-487, *1 pl*. 5: 1 Jan 1836-1 Dec 1836, nos. 55-66, p. \[i-vi\], \[1\]-476, *1 pl*. ##### n.7554. Paxton's Magazine of botany **Title** *Paxton's Magazine of botany*, and register of flowering plants... London (Orr and Smith, Paternoster Row) \[1833\] 1834-1849, 16 vols. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Paxton's Mag. Bot.* **Notes** *Publ*.: in monthly parts of which 12 made up a volume. "The parts were issued near the first of each month, each has a roman numeral giving the number of the part at the foot of its first page, while garden operations for the month of issue are described on its last pages. Hence the contents and date of each part can be deduced with little trouble"(W.T. Stearn). Vol. 12 was published e.g. from Feb 1845-Jan 1846, vol. 13, Feb 1846-Jan 1847. The series contains 723 coloured plates hors texte (copper engravings and lithographs) as well as woodcuts in the text. The artists were F.W. Smith (engravings), S. Holden (lithographs) and C.J. Flemin and O. Jewitt (woodcuts). The numbers of plates quoted below are those of the NY copy. The copies do not always have all the plates: we are not certain that 723 is the exact number of plates issued. *Copies*: B, BR, FI, G, MO, NY; IDC 5300. *1*: 1834 (t.p. date; p. viii: 20 Dec 1834), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-278, *42 pl*. *2*: 1836 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1835), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-270, \[1-5, index\], *43 pl*. *3*: 1837 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1836), p. \[i\]-vii, \[1-4, index\], \[1\]-280, *43 pl*. *4*: 1838 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1837), p. \[i\]-xii, 1-279, *43 pl*. *5*: 1838 (t.p. date; p. viii: 20 Dec 1838), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *50 pl*. *6*: 1839 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1839), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *48 pl*. *7*: 1840 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1840), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *48 pl*. *8*: 1841 (p. viii: 30 Dec 1841), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *46 pl*. *9*: 1842 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1842), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-279, *48 pl*. *10*: 1843 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1843), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *48 pl*. *11*: 1844 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1844), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *48 pl*. *12*: 1846 (.........), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *48 pl*. *13*: 1847 (P. viii: 19 Dec 1846), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-280, *48 pl*. *14*: 1848 (p. viii: 20 Dec 1847), p. \[i\]-xii \[1\]-280, *48 pl*. *15*: 1849 (p.\[vii\]: 23 Dec 1848), p. \[i\]-xi, \[1\]-314, *48 pl*. *16*: 1849 (p. 3: 12 Jan 1849), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-376, *24 pl*. *Reissue vol. 1*: 1841. – See Stearn (1956) for precise contents of fascicles of vols. 12 and 13. – Part 1 of vol. 1 came out in Feb 1834, no. 2 Mar 1934, etc. – A set with 723 plates (717 of flowers, 6 of garden-design) was offered by Junk (Cat. 214, no. 238, 1979) at Hfl. 9.800. =. ##### n.7555. A pocket botanical dictionary **Title** *A pocket botanical dictionary*, comprising the names, history, and culture of all plants known in Britain; with a full explanation of technical terms... London (J. Andrews, ...) 1840. Oct. (in fours). **Abbreviated title**: *Pocket bot. dict.* **Notes** *Co-author*: John Lindley (1799-1865). *Ed*. \[*1*\]: 1840 (p. ix: Jul 1840), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\], 1-354. *Copy*: NY. *Ed*. \[*2*\]: 1849, p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\], 1-339, 1-72 \[supl.\], \[1\]. *Copies*: NY, USDA. "A new edition with a supplement containing all the new plants since its appearance." London (Bradbury & Evans,...) 1849. Oct. *Re-issue* of ed. \[2\]: 1853, p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\], 1-339, suppl. 1-72, \[1\]. *Copy*: FI. – "A new edition ... 1853". Oct. *New edition*: 1868, (p. iv: Mai 1868), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-623. *Copies*: MO, USDA. – "*Paxton's botanical dictionary* comprising the names, history, and culture of all plants in Britain; with a full explanation of technical terms. New edition including all the new plants up to the present year revised and corrected by Samuel Heteman \[fl. 1840-1868\], secretary for nearly forty years to the late Sir Joseph Paxton." London (Bradbury, Evans, & Co,...) 1868. Oct. ##### n.7556. Paxton's flower garden **Title** *Paxton's flower garden*... London (Bradbury and Evans,...) \[1850\]-1853. Qu. 3 vols. **Abbreviated title**: *Paxton's Fl. Gard.* **Notes** *Co-author*: John Lindley (1799-1865). *Publ*.: in parts 1850-1853, see TL-2/4659. *Copies*: BR, G, MO. – (Junk, Cat. 206, no. 239, 1977 offered a copy at Hfl. 1800. =). *1*: \[i\]-iv, \[1\]-194, *pl. 1-36* (col. by L. Constans). *2*: \[i-ii\], \[1\]-186, *pl. 37-72.* *3*: \[i-ii\], \[1\]-178, *pl.73-100.* *Revised ed*.: 1882-1884, 3 vols. *Copies*: AMD, NY, US. – Revised by Thomas Baines \[1822-1875\], London, Paris & New York (Cassel & Company, Limited). *1*: 1882, p. \[i\]-iv, \[1\]-195, *pl. 1-36. 2*: 1883, \[i-iii\], \[1\]-183, *pl. 37-72.3*: 1884, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-179, *pl. 72-108.* *Ref*.: Garay, L.A., Taxon 18: 711-712. 1969 (information also in TL-2/4659).