> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 598](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33190069) of TL-2 Vol. IV > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/8181-1) LSID 8181-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5343733) QID Q5343733 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Ravenscroft, Edward James (1816-1890), British printer and publisher at Edinburgh, later associated with his brother in the management of a London Bank. **Abbreviated name**: *Ravenscroft* \[standard form in IPNI: *Ravenscr.*\] #### Herbarium and types Unknown. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 3: 132; BB p. 253; BM 4: 1652; Desmond p. 512 (d. 15 Nov 1890); GF p. 71; Kew 4: 415; NI 1588; Rehder 2: 13, 5: xxv; TL-1/1039; TL-2/see Ch. Lawson, J. Lindley; Tucker 1: 583. #### Biofile - Anon., Gard. Chron. 1890(2): 605-606 (obit., d. 15 Nov 1890). - Junk, W., Rara 2: 145. 1926-1936; Cat. 214, no. 346. 1979. - Woodward, B.B., Gard. Chron. ser. 3. 36: 36-37. 1904 (see also BM 4: 1652; analysis *Pinet. brit.*). ### Publications ##### n.8685. The pinetum britannicum **Title** *The pinetum britannicum* a descriptive account of hardy coniferous trees cultivated in Great Britain... Edinburgh and London (W. Blackwood & sons,... and Edward Ravenscroft,...) \[1863\]-1884, 3 vols., broadsheet. **Abbreviated title**: *Pinet. brit.* **Notes** *Publ*.:... in 52 parts containing one plate each (in one case 2) and illustrated text (643 wood-cuts), between 1863 and 1884. The editor was Charles Lawson (1794-1812), hence "Lawson's Pinetum". Ravenscroft compiled the text (descriptions by J. Lindley, parts 1-3, Andrew Murray (parts 4-37) and Maxwell T. Masters (38-52) and completed the publication of parts 34-52). Woodward (1904) gives a list of the contents of the parts as well as of the dates of receipt in the British Museum. "In paging the work, during its publication in parts, the description of each tree commenced page 1; but each sheet was distinguished by a signature no. in addition to the usual signature". Woodward provides a full collation and proposes a continuous pagination, see our pages 600 and 601. *1*: p. \[i\*-iii\*\], \[i\]-ii, \[iii-iv\], err. slip, \[1-110\], *pl. 1-15.* *2*: p. \[111-216\], *pl. 16-36.* *3*: p \[i\] \[217-330\], *pl. 37-53*, addenda. *Copies*: NY, UC (inf. D.E. Johnson), USDA; IDC 5655. – The plates are coloured liths. drawn by W. Richardson, J. Black, R.K. Greville and J. Wallace. Five plates were cancelled (and substituted; the NY copy has all five. In all *53 pl*., 4 photogr., 643 wood engr. in text and one plate containing 3 maps. |Vol. |publ. in part |Taxon |sign. |orig. pag. |to be re-paged |plate |date BM| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |52 |title page, dedication, preface | |\[i\*-iv\*\], \[i\]ii | | |10 Dec 1884| | |51 |list subscribers, cont., table w/repaging and plate numbers | |\[iii-iv\] | | |10 Dec 1884| | |38 |Pinus albicaulis |34 |\[1\]2-4 |1-4 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |39 |Pinus aristata |35 |\[1\]2-4 |5-8 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |50 |Pinus ayacahuite |40 |\[1\]2 |9-10 |2 |10 Dec 1884| | |38 |Pinus balfouriana |36 |\[1\]2 |11-12 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |43 |Pinus bungeana |37 |\[1\]2-3 |13-16 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |16 |Pinus cembra |16 |\[1\]2-6 |17-22 |3¹ |30 Jun 1866| | |44 |Pinus coulteri |38 |\[1\]2-4 |23-26 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |24 |Pinus excelsa |22 |\[1\]2-6 |27-32 |4 |20 Jun 1867| | |44 |Pinus flexilis |39 |\[1\]2-4 |33-36 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |19 |Pinus insignis |19 |\[1\]2-8 |37-44 |1, 5² |24 Nov 1866| | |5 |Pinus jeffreyi |8 |\[1\]2 |45-46 |6 |30 Sep 1864| | |2 |Pinus lambertiana |3 |\[1\]2-8 |47-54 |7 |24 Jul 1863| | |51 |Pinus laricio |44 |\[1\]2-6 |55-60 |8³ |10 Dec 1884| | |17 |Pinus mandschurica |17 |\[1\]2-4 |61-64 |.... |30 Jun 1866| | |30 |Pinus monophylla |27 |\[1\]2-4 |65-68 |9⁴ |16 Sep 1868| | |43 |Pinus monticola |41 |\[1\]2 |69-70 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |28/29 |Pinus pinaster |26 |\[1\]2-12 |71-82 |10⁵ |2 Mai/16 Sep 1868| | |39 |Pinus porphyrocarpa |42 |\[1\]2 |83-84 |.... |10 Dec 1884| | |11 |Pinus sabiniana |12 |\[1\]2-4 |85-88 |11 |28 Jul 1865| | |18 |Pinus taeda |18 |\[1\]2-4 |89-92 |12⁶ |24 Nov 1866| | |9 |Pinus tuberculata |10 |\[1\]2-6 |93-98 |13 |8 Mai 1865| | |36/37 |Araucaria imbricata |32 |\[1\]2-12 |99-110 |14⁷, 15⁸ |21 Feb 1877| |2 |52 |Title page | |\[i-ii\] | | |10 Dec 1884| | |12 |Abies albertiana |11 |\[1\]2-4 |111-114ᵃ |16 |21 Dec 1865| | |32 |Abies douglasii |29 |\[1\]2-4 |115-118 |17 |31 Mai 1869| | |33 |Abies douglasii |29 |5-12 |119-126 |18 |9 Oct 1873| | |34 |Abies douglasii |29 |13-20 |127-134 |.... |9 Oct 1873| | |26/27 |Abies excelsa |24 |\[1\]2-18 |135-152 |19, 20⁹ |2 May 1868| | |4 |Abies hookeriana |6 |\[1\]2-4 |153-156 |21¹⁰ |31 Dec 1863| | |4 |Abies pattoniana |5 |\[1\]2 |157-158 |22 |31 Dec 1863| | |28 |Abies medioxima |25 |\[1\]2-4 |159-162 |.... |2 May 1868| | |14 |Abies orientalis |14 |\[1\]2-4 |163-166 |23 |7 Mar 1866| | |5 |Picea apollinis |7 |\[1\]2-4 |167-170 |24 |30 Sep 1864 | |13 |Picea bracteata |13 |\[1\]2-4 |171-174ᵇ |25, 26¹¹ |21 Dec 1865 | |3 |Picea cephalonica |2 |\[1\]2-6 |175-180 |27 |21 Oct 1863 | |1 |Picea nobilis |1 |\[1\]2-8 |181-188 |28, 29 |24 Jul 1863 | |3 |Picea pinsapo |4 |\[1\]2 |189-190 |30 |21 Oct 1863 | |15 |Cupressus lawsoniana |15 |\[1\]2-4 |191-194 |31 |7 Mar 1866 | |50 |Cupressus macrocarpa |43 |\[1\]2-4 |195-198 |32, 33¹² |10 Dec 1884 | |31 |Cupressus nutkäensis |28 |\[1\]2 |199-200 |34 |31 May 1009 | |25 |Cupressus torulosa |23 |\[1\]2-4 |201-204 |35 |2 Dec 1867 | |35/36 |Taxodium distichum |30 |\[1\]2-10 |205-214 |.... |21 Feb 1877 | |36 |Taxodium montezumae |31 |\[1\]2 |215-216 |36 |21 Feb 1877 |3 |52 |Title page | |\[i-ii\] | | |10 Dec 1884 | |20 |Cedrus atlantica |21 |\[1\]2-8 |217-224 |38 |9 Apr 1867 | |6 |Cedrus deodara |9 |\[1\]2-8 |225-232 |39 |30 Sep 1864 | |7 |Cedrus deodara |9 |\9-16 |233-240 |40 |30 Sep 1864 | |8 |Cedrus deodara |9 |\17-22 |241-246 |41 |8 May 1865 | |40-42/45-46 |Cedrus libani |33 |\[1\]2-52 |247-298 |42-50¹³ |10 Dec 1884 | |21 |Sequoia wellingtonia |20 |\[1\]2-8 |299-306 |37, 51 |9 Apr 1867 | |22 |Sequoia wellingtonia |20 |9-16 |307-314 |52¹⁴ |20 Jun 1867 | |23 |Sequoia wellingtonia |20 |17-24 |315-322 |53 |20 Jun 1867 | |52 |Seed of Coniferea |45 |\[1-2\] |323-324 |.... |10 Dec 1884 | |52 |Prices of Coniferae |45 |\[1\]2 |325-326 |.... |10 Dec 1884 | |52 |Index |46 |\[1]2-4 |327-330 |.... |10 Dec 1884 Footnotes: **1** Plate 3 published in part 18, 24 Nov 1866 **2** Plate 5 published in part 29, 16 Sep 1868 **3** Plate 8 published in either part 43 or 39, 10 Dec 1884 **4** Plate 9 labeled P. fremontiana **5** Plate 10 published in part 28, 2 May 1868 **6** Plate 12 published in part 16, 30 Jun 1866 **7** Plate 14 published in part 27, 21 Feb 1877 **8** Plate 15 published in part 39 or 43, 10 Dec 1884 **9** Plate 20 labeled Abies carpatica, treated as var. of A. excelsa **10** Plate 21 published in part 10, 28 Jul 1865 **11** Plate 26 published in part 17, 30 Jun 1866 **12** Plate 33 published as Cupressus lambertiana in part 38, 10 Dec 1884 **13** Plate 42, 43 published in part 10, 28 Jul 1865+ consists of parts of both Cedrus deodara and C. libani Plate 44 published in part 34, 9 Oct 1873 Plate 48 published in part 47, 10 Dec 1884 Plate 49 published in part 48, 10 Dec 1884 Plate 50 published in part 40, 10 Dec 1884 **14** Plate 53 published in part 44, 10 Dec 1884 **a** table on p. 37, Gard. Chron. 16 Jul 1904, cites 28 Dec 1865 for pp. 111-114 **b** table on p. 37, Gard. Chron. 16 Jul 1904, cites 28 Dec 1865 for pp. 171-174