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### Author
Warner, Robert (c. 1815-1896), British orchid grower at Chelmsford.
**Abbreviated name**: *Ro. Warner* \[standard form in IPNI: *R.Warner*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown. – Originals of Orchid Album at [[Collection BM|BM]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Backer p. 663; Barnhart 3: 460 (d. 17 Dec 1896) BM 5: 2266; Desmond p. 641; GF p. 80; Herder p. 289; Hortus 3: 1206; Jackson p. 138; MW p. 524; NI 2107-2108; PR 9995; TL-2/6282; Zander ed. 10, p. 730, ed. 11, p. 833.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Gard. Chron. 1896(2): 790 (d.); Orchid Rev. 5(49): 7. 1897 (d. "in his eighty second year"); Proc. Linn. Soc. 110: 52. 1898 (d. 17 Dec 1896 aged 81; b. about 1815 \[other sources say b. about 1814\]); Science ser. 2. 5: 143. 1897 (d.).
- Bridson, G.D.R. et al., Nat. hist. mss. res. Brit. Isl. 229.461. 1980.
- Williams, H., Orchid Album 11: text for pl. 521. 1897.
#### Composite works
With Th. Moore and B.S. Williams: *The Orchid Album*, 11 vols., 1882-1897, see TL-2/6282. – *Copies*: B-G, BR, HH, MO, NY, PH; IDC 6282. – Th. Moore was co-author for vols. 1-6; authors for vol. 9 were R. Warner, W.H. Gower and B.S. and H. Williams; for vol. 10: R. Warner, H. Williams and W.H. Gower; 11: R. Warner and H. Williams. – 528 partly hand-coloured, partly colour-printed liths. by J.N. Fitch. – Published in 132 parts.
### Publications
##### n.16.742. Select orchidaceous plants
**Title**
*Select orchidaceous plants*... The notes on culture by Benjamin S. Williams... London (Lovell Reeve & Co....) 1862-1865.
**Abbreviated title**: *Select orchid. pl.*
**Notes**
*Notes culture*: Benjamin Samuel Williams \[1824-1890\].
*Orig. series*: 1862-1865 (10 parts of 4 plates each, publ. Jun, Aug, Sep-Nov, Dec 1862, Jul 1863, Feb(?) 1844, Mar 1865 (parts 9-10), list of contents in copy at AMES, by L.A. Garay), p. \[i\*\], \[i\]-vi, \[vii, cont.\], *pl. 1-40* with text (col. liths.). *Copies*: AMES, BR, HH, MICH, MO.– Plates by J. Andrews and W.H. Fitch.
*Ser. 2*: 1865-1875(in 13 parts; p. viii: Apr 1875; 1864-1875 see copy AMES), p. \[i-vii\], *pl. 1-39* with text (id.). *Copies*: AMES, HH, MO. – Plates by W.H. Fitch.
*Ser. 3*: 1877-1891 (in 13 parts, *pl. 1-39* with text (id.), for contents see copy AMES).
*Copies*: AMES, HH. – Plates by W.H. Fitch, J.N. Fitch, J.L. Macfarlane.
*Facsimile ed*.: 1970, 10 plates, 48 p., ISBN 0-901571-38-5. Bath, Somerset (Kingsmead) n.v.