> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 571](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355658) of TL-2 Vol. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/6623-1) LSID 6623-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1366473) QID Q1366473 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Moore, Thomas (1821-1887), British botanist and gardener; curator of the Chelsea botanic garden (1848-1887); assistant, later co-editor of Gardeners Chronicle (1841-1881) and of several other gardening magazines. **Abbreviated name**: *T. Moore* \[standard form in IPNI: *T.Moore*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection BM|BM]] (London area); main fern herbarium at [[Collection K|K]] (13.000); 3200 non-British specimens from the fern herbarium were given to [[Collection B|B]] in 1888. Further material, mainly ferns, at [[Collection AK|AK]], [[Collection BRISTM|BRISTM]], [[Collection E|E]], [[Collection L|L]], [[Collection LE|LE]] and [[Collection OXF|OXF]]. #### Bibliography and biography Backer p. 380; Barnhart 2: 510; BB p. 220; BM 3: 1345, 7: 863; Bossert p. 273; Clokie p. 214; CSP 4: 458, 8: 432, 10: 842, 12: 518, 17: 339; Desmond p. 448; De Toni 2: lxxvii; DNB 38: 385; Frank 3(Anh.): 67; Herder p. 467; Hortus 3: 1200 ("Moore, T."); IF p. 721, suppl. 4: 332; IH 1 (ed. 6): 362, 2: 555; Jackson p. 582-583 \[index\]; Kew 4: 48-49; Langman p. 521-522; Lenley p. 464; LS 36041; Morren ed. 2, p. 24, ed. 10, p. 70; MW p. 331, suppl. p. 236; NI 1400-1405; PR 6403-6409; Rehder 5: 586-587; SO 857; Tucker 1: 497; Urban-Berl. p. 54, 321; Zander ed. 10, p. 694, ed. 11, p. 781. - Allen, D. E., The Victorian fern craze 81 \[index\]. 1969. - Anon., Bot. Zeit. 10:288. 1852; Gard. Chron. ser. 3. 1: 48, 49. 1887; Leopoldina 23: 55. 1887 (b. 29 Mai 1821, d. 4 Jan 1887); Nat. Nov. 9: 40. 1887 (d. 1 Jan 1887); Österr. bot. Z. 22: 170. 1872 (app. second asst. Kew herb.); Proc. Linn. Soc. 1886/7: 41-42. - Britten, J., J. Bot. 25: 63-64. 1887. - Bullock, A. A., Bibl. S. Afr. bot. 78. 1978. - Drewitt, F. Dawtrey, The romance of the Apothecaries' Garden at Chelsea. London, Sydney, ed. 2, 1924, p. 101, 127. - Fischer, Gutenb. Jahrb. 212. 1933 (nature printed "The ferns of Great Britain"). - Fish, D. T., Gard. Chron. ser. 3. 1: 86. 1887. - Fletcher, H. H., Story R. Hort. Soc. 549\[index\]. 1969. - Hedge, I. C. & J. M. Lamond, Index coll. Edinb. herb. 111. 1970. - Kent, D. H., Brit. herb. 69. 1957 (English coll.: BM, K (ferns), BRISTM); Hist. Fl. Middlesex 22. 1975. - Masters, Ann. Bot. 1: 409-410. 1888 (bibl.). - Murray, G., Hist. coll. BM(NH) 1: 169. 1904 (Brit. herb. BM). - Schlechtendal, D. F. L. von, Bot. Zeit. 15: 556-558. 1857, 16: 318-319, 344. 1858. - Seemann, B., Bonplandia 1: 234-235. 1853. - Urban, L, Bot. Jahrb. 14, Beibl. 32: 31-32. 1891. - Wade, A. E., Flora Monmouthshire 13. #### Composite works - (1) *The Gardeners' Magazine of Botany*, editor, vols. 1-3, 1850-1851. - (2) *Garden Companion and Florists' Guide*, co-editor, Jan-Oct 1852, London 1852. - (3) *The Floral Magazine*, vol. 1, 1861, editor. - (4) *The Florist and Pomologist*, assistant editor, London 1862-1884. ### Publications ##### n.6274. A popular history of the British ferns **Title** *A popular history of the British ferns* and the allied plants, comprising the club- mosses, pepperworts, and horsetails... London (Reeve and Benham,...) 1851. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Pop. hist. brit. ferns*. **Notes** *Ed. 1*: Nov-Dec 1851 (p. viii: Nov 1851), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-354, *pl. 1-20* (col. liths.). *Copies*: Fl, NY, PH; IDC 7234. *Ed. 2*: Oct-Dec 1855 (p. viii: Oct 1855), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-379, *pl. 1-22* (col. liths. Fitch). *Copies*: Fl, NY. – London (Lovell Reeve,...) 1855. Oct. *Ed. 3*: Aug-Dec 1859, p. \[i\]-xvi, \[1\]-394, *pl. 1-22* (id.). *Copy*: US.-London (Routledge, Warne & Routledge,...) 1859. Oct. *Ed*. \[4\]: 1862, p. \[iii\]-xvi, \[1\]-394, *pl. 1-6. Copy*: US. – London (id.) 1862. Oct. *Ref*.: Hooker, W. J., J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 63-64. Feb 1852. ##### n.6275. The ferns of Great Britain and Ireland **Title** *The ferns of Great Britain and Ireland* by Thomas Moore,... edited by John Lindley,... nature-printed by Henry Bradbury. London (published by Bradbury and Evans,...) 1855. Fol. **Abbreviated title**: *Ferns Gr. Brit.* **Notes** *Editor*: John Lindley (1799-1865). *Ed. 1*: Jun 1855-Sep 1856, in 17 monthly parts of *3 pl*. each, p. \[i-x\], *pl. 1-51* (nature-prints in colour; with text). *Copies*: NY, US; IDC 7235. – plate 2 was reprinted. *Reviews*: see W. J. Hooker, J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. vols. 7, 8. 1855-1856. *Ed. 2*: 1857 (Bot. Zeit. 24 Jul 1857), p. \[i-x\], *pl. 1-51* (idem; nos. *3* and *6* changed). *Copies*: MO, NY. – London (id.) 1857. *Ed. 3 of part 1*: 1869, n.v. *Ref*.: Anon., J. Bot. 7: 185, 286, 320, 350. 1855; 8: 28, 125-285. 1856. - Schlechtendal, D. F. L. v., Bot. Zeit. 15: 517-519. 1857 (ed. 2). ##### n.6276. Index filicum **Title** *Index filicum*: a synopsis, with characters, of the genera, and an enumeration of the species of ferns, with synonymes, references, &c.... London (William Pamplin,...) 1857\[-1862\], 20 parts. Duod. (in sixes). †. **Abbreviated title**: *Index fil.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1857-1862, in 20 parts, p. \[1\]-4, \[ix\]-clxii, \[1\]-396, *pl. 1-84* (uncol. liths.). *Copies*: MO, USDA; IDC 5490. *Ref*.: Anon., J. Bot. 1: 95. 1863. - Schlechtendal, D. F. L. v., Bot. Zeit. 15: 556-558. 7 Aug 1857; 16: 318-319, 344 (rectification) 1858. ##### n.6277. British ferns **Title** The octavo nature-printed *British ferns*: being figures and descriptions of the species and varieties of ferns found in the United Kingdom by Thomas Moore,... nature-printed by Henry Bradbury... London (Bradbury and Evans,...) 1859, 2 vols. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Brit. ferns*. **Notes** *1*: 1859 (p. xii: 31 Aug 1859), p. \[i\]-xvi, \[1\]-254, *pl. 1-51* (nature-printed in green with handcol. add.). *2*: 1860 (p. vi: 29 Mai 1859), p. \[i\]-xi, \[1\]-368, *pl. 52-53, 53bis*,*54-56, 56bis*,*57-60, 60bis, 61-73, 73bis, 74-76, 76bis, 77-90, 90bis, 91, 91bis, 92, 92bis, 93-114* (id.). *Copies*: FI, G, MO, USDA. *Reissue*: 1863, 2 vols. *Copy*: PH. – Identical with orig. except for dates on t.p. *Ref*.: Schlechtendal, D. F. L. v., Bot. Zeit. 19: 391. 1861. ##### n.6278. British ferns **Title** *British ferns* and their allies: an abridgment of the "Popular history of British ferns" and comprising the ferns, club-mosses, pepperworts, & horsetails... London (Routledge, Warne, and Routledge,...), New York (id.) 1861. **Abbreviated title**: *Brit. ferns.* **Notes** *Orig. ed*.: 1861, p. \[i\]-iv, \[1\]-187, *pl. 1-12* (col.). *Copy*: PH. *Other ed*.: 1886, p. \[i\]-iv, \[1\]-124, *pl. 1-12* (col.). *Copies*: FI, PH. ##### n.6279. The field botanist's companion **Title** *The field botanist's companion*; comprising a familiar account, in the four seasons, of the most common of the wild flowering plants of the British Isles... London (Lovell Reeve & Co.,...) 1862. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Field bot. comp.* **Notes** *Ed. 1*: 1862 (BSBF Feb 1863), p. \[i\]-xxvii, \[1\]-424, *pl. 1-24* with text. *Copy*: NY. *Ed. 2*: "British wild flowers", see below (1867). ##### n.6280. British wild flowers **Title** *British wild flowers*. Familiarly described in the four seasons. For the use of beginners and amateurs. A new edition of "The field botanist's Companion"... London (Reeve & Co.,...) 1867. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Brit. wild fl.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1867, p. \[i\]-xxvii, \[1\]-424, *pl. 1-24* (col. liths. with text). *Copies*: FAS, MO, NY. – Second edition of no. 6279. ##### n.6281. The Clematis **Title** *The Clematis* as a garden flower: being descriptions of the hardy species and varieties of Clematis or Virgin's Bower, with select and classified lists, directions for cultivation, and suggestions as to the purposes for which they are adapted in modern gardening... London (John Murray,...) 1872. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Clematis*. **Notes** *Co-author*: George Jackman (1837-1887). *Publ*.: 1872, p. \[i\]-xi, \[xii\], \[1\]-160, *pl.1-17* (1, col.). *Copy*: PH. ##### n.6282. The orchid album **Title** *The orchid album*, comprising coloured figures and descriptions of new, rare, and beautiful orchidaceous plants. Conducted by Robert Warner,... and Benjamin Samuel Williams,... the botanical descriptions by Thomas Moore,... the coloured figures by John Nugent Fitch,... London published by B. S. Williams,...) 1882-1897, 11 vols. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Orch. album*. **Notes** *Co-authors*: Robert Warner (1814?-1896), Benjamin Samuel Williams (1824-1890). *Artist*: John Nugent Fitch (1840-1927). *Publ*.: 1882-1897, in (originally monthly) parts of 4 plates (col. liths.) + text, 12 parts per volume. *Copies*: MO, NY. *1*: 1882, p. \[i-x\], *pl. 1-8, 9/10, 11-48.* *2*: 1883, p. \[i-viii\], *pl. 49-96.* *3*: 1884, p. \[i-viii\], *pl. 97-144.* *4*: 1885, p. \[i-viii\], *pl. 145-192.* *5*: 1886, p. \[i-viii\], *pl. 193-240.* *6*: 1887, p. \[i-viii\], *pl. 241-288.* *7*: 1888, p. \[i-viii\], *pl. 289-336.* *8*: 1889, p. \[i-viii\], *pl.337-384.* *9*: 1891, p. \[i-xiv\], *pl. 385-432.* *10*: 1893, p. \[i-viii\], *pl. 433-480*, \[i\]-xvi. *11*: 1897, p. \[i-vi\], *pl. 481-528.*