> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 372](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33189843) of TL-2 Vol. IV > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/7920-1) LSID 7920-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3776786) QID Q3776786 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Praeger, Robert Lloyd (1865-1953), Irish botanist; BA Belfast 1885; practicing engineer 1886-1893; assistant librarian National Library of Ireland 1893, chief librarian 1920-1924; in retirement dedicating himself fully to his floristic studies. **Abbreviated name**: *Praeger* \[standard form in IPNI: *Praeger*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection DBN|DBN]] (circa 10.000); other material in [[Collection A|A]], [[Collection BEL|BEL]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection CGE|CGE]], [[Collection E|E]], [[Collection GH|GH]], [[Collection ILL|ILL]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection LIV|LIV]], [[Collection NOT|NOT]]. – Letters at [[Collection G|G]]; see also Bridson (1980). #### Note We are grateful to Charles Nelson, Dublin, for reading the entry on Praeger and for various valuable additions and suggestions. #### Bibliography and biography Backer p. 462; Barnhart 3: 106; BJI 2: 139; BL 2: 704 (many refs.); BM 4: 1569, 1606, 8: 1026; CSP 17: 996-997; Desmond p. 502 (b. 25 Aug 1865, d. 5 Mai 1953); GR p. 755; Hortus 3: 1202 (Praeg.); IH 1 (ed. 6): 363, (ed. 7): 340; 2: (in press); Kew 4: 353-354; Langman p. 594; MW p. 393; LS 22174-22175; Tucker 1: 567; Zander ed. 10, p. 703, ed. 11, p. 802. #### Biofile - Allen, D.E., The naturalist in Britain 239-240. 1976. - Anon., The New York Times 7 May 1953, p. 31. - Booth, E.M., The flora of County Carlow 6-8. 1979. - Bridson, G.D.R. et al., Nat. hist. mss. res. Brit. Isl., 84.18, 118.9. 1980. - Farrington, A. et al., Irish Natural. J. 11(6): 141-171. 1954 (biogr., portr.; no complete bibl. available yet; by 1901 P had published 121 items). - Fletcher, H.R., Story R. Hort. Soc. 317, 409. 1969. - Freeman, R.B., Brit. nat. hist. books 285. 1980. - Hackney, P., Irish natural. J. 17: 231, 233. 1972 (coll.). - Hawksworth, D.L. & M.R.D. Seaward, Lichenol. Brit. Isl. 198. 1977. - Hedge, I.C. & J.M. Lamond, Index coll. Edinb. herb. 120. 1970. - Kent, D.H., Brit. herb. 73. 1957. - Knowles, M.C., Proc. R. Irish Acad. 38B(10): 190. 1929. - Lousley, J.E., Irish Natural. J. 11: 17-176. 1954 (obit., appreciation). - Mitchell, G.F., Irish Natural. 11(6): 172-175. 1954 (on P's contr. to Quaternary geology). - Mitchell, M.E., Bibl. Irish lichenol. 54-55. 1971. - Murray, G., Hist. coll. BM(NH) 1: 174. 1904. - Nelson, E.G., Glasra 4: 59. 1980. - Piper, R., Introduction to reprint of R.L. Praeger, Nat. hist. Ireland 1972. - Praeger, R.L., Proc. R. Irish Acad. 7: cxxxvii-cxli. 1901 (bibl. up to 1900); Bot. Ireland 78. 1934; The way that I went ed. 3, 1947 (autobiography); Some Irish naturalists, Tempest 1949, Dundalk 1949, p. 15-37, 146-147. - Robins, J., *in* E.C. Nelson & A. Brady, eds., Irish gard. hort. 85. 1979 (portr.). - Schollick, H.L., Brit. Pteridol. Soc. Bull. 1(3): 115-118. 1975 (tribute). - T.W.F., Geogr. J. 119(3): 368-369. 1953. - Webb, D.A., Proc. Bot. Soc. Brit. Isl. 1(1): 106-no. 1954 (obit.; personal recollections). - Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 2: 29, 197, 214. 1936, 3: 153, 169, 297. 1937, 4: 280, 571. 1938, 5: 123, 302, 512. 1939. #### Composite works - (1) Co-editor, *Irish Naturalist* 1-33, 1892-1924. - (2) Contributed flowering plants, vascular cryptogams and charophytes to the second edition of S.A. Stewart & T.M. Corry, *A flora of the North-East of Ireland*, 1938, lix, 472 p. (rev. A. J. Wilmott, J. Bot. 77: 93-94. Mai 1939. Praeger wrote the chapters on flowering plants, vascular cryptogams and charophytes). – See S.A. Stewart. - (3) *Clare Island Survey* part 10, Phanerogamia and Pteridophyta, p. 1-112, *pl. 1-6*, reprinted with special cover from Proc. R. Irish Acad. 31(10): 1-112. 29 Nov 1911. (Scott. bot. Rev. 1912(1): 56. Jan 1912). #### Handwriting Irish Natural. J. 11(6): *pl*. 5. 1954. #### Memorial publication The Irish Naturalist's Journal 11(6): 141-176. 1954 (see A. Farrington, J.E. Lousley, G.F. Mitchell). ### Publications ##### n.8247. The flora of County Armagh **Title** *The flora of County Armagh*... Dublin (Webb & Walpole,...) 1893. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1893, p. \[1\]-37, *1 pl*., 1 map. *Copy*: DBN. – Reprinted and to be cited from Irish Naturalist 2: 11-15 Jan 1893, 34-38. Feb 1893, 59-62. Mar 1893, 91-95. Apr 1893, 127-134. Mai 1893, 155-159. Jun 1893, 182-184. Jul 1893, 212-215. Aug 1893, 228-229. Aug 1893. ##### n.8248. Open-air studies in botany **Title** *Open-air studies in botany*: sketches of British wild-flowers in their homes... London (Charles Griffin & Co.,...) 1897. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Open-air stud. bot.* **Notes** *Ed. 1*: Aug 1897 (Bot. Centralbl. 8 Sep 1897; Bot. Zeit. 1 Oct 1897; Nat. Nov. Sep(2) 1897), p. \[i\*\], \[i\]-xiii, \[1\]-266, *pl. 1-6* +frontisp. *Copies*: DBN, NY. – Plates by S. Rosamond Praeger. *Ed. 2*: 1910, p. \[i\*\], \[i\]-xiii, \[1\]-266, *pl. 1-6* + frontisp. *Copies*: BR, G. *Ref*.: Britten, J., J. Bot. 35: 158-159. Nov 1897 (rev. ed. 1), 49: 176. Mai 1911 (rev.). ##### n.8249. A tourists flora of the West of Ireland **Title** *A tourists flora of the West of Ireland*... Dublin (Hodges, Figgis, and Co., Ltd.,...) 1909. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Tour. fl. W. Ireland*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Mai 1909 (p. viii: Mar 1909; BR copy inscribed by author 10 Mai 1909; Nat. Nov. Jul(1) 1909), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-243, 5 maps, *pl. 1-27. Copies*: BR, DBN, MO, NY, USDA. *Ref*.: Britten, J., J. Bot. 47: 281. Jul 1909. ##### n.8250. Irish topographical botany **Title** *Irish topographical botany*... Dublin (Published at the Academy House,...). London, Edinburgh, Oxford 1901. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Irish topogr. bot.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1 Jul-12 Aug 1901 (p. ix: Mai 1901; published by 13 Aug 1901, see Farrington (1954, p. 159); Nat. Nov. Jan(2) 1902), p. \[i\]-clxxxviii, \[1\]-410, *pl. 1-6. Copies*: BR, G, MO, USGS. – Issued as Proc. R. Irish Acad. ser. 3. 7, 1901. *Additions*: Jan 1904, Irish Natural. 13: 1-15. 1904. *Ref*.: Marshall, E.S., J. Bot. 39: 316-318. Sep 1901. ##### n.8251. An account of the genus Sedum **Title** *An account of the genus Sedum* as found in cultivation... printed for the Royal Horticultural Society by Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd.... 1921. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Acc. Sedum*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 6 Jun 1921 (journal issue so dated), p. \[1\]-314, \[xi\]-xii. *Copies*: NY, U. – Reprinted with special cover (with above title) from J.R. Hort. Soc. 46: 1-314. 1921. *Facsimile ed*.: 1967, p. \[i-ii\], \[1\]-314. *Copies*: FAS, G, H, MO, NY. – Plant monograph reprints vol. 2, Lehre (J. Cramer) 1967. ISBN 3-7682-0446-4. ##### n.8252. An account of the Sempervivum group **Title** *An account of the Sempervivum group*... London (The Royal Horticultural Society ...) 1932. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Acc. Sempervivum*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Aug 1932 (BR rd. 6 Sep 1932; Nat. Nov. Dec 1932), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-265. *Copies*: BR, DBN, FI, MO, NY, USDA. *Facsimile ed*.: 1967, p. \[i-v\], \[1\]-265. *Copies*: FAS, H. – Plant monograph reprints vol. 1, Lehre (J. Cramer) 1967, ISBN 3-7682-0445-6. *Ref*.: Rendle, A.B., J. Bot. 70: 296-298. Oct 1932. ##### n.8253. The botanist in Ireland **Title** *The botanist in Ireland*... Dublin (Hodges, Figgis, & Co....) 1934. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Bot. Ireland*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1934 (p. viii: Nov 1934; Nat. Nov. Jul 1935), p. \[i\]-xii, signatures A-2L = 7 (with paragraphs 1-492 followed by pages 493-587), 6 maps, *pl. 1-44. Copies*: FI, G, MO, USDA. *Facsimile ed*.: 1974, East Ardsley (n.v.). *Ref*.: Willmott, A. J., J. Bot. 73: 57-58. Feb 1935 (rev.).