> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 106](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33066446) of TL-2 Vol. VII > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/11439-1) LSID 11439-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6167759) QID Q6167759 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Watson, William (of Kew) (1858-1925), British gardener and botanist; Kew gardens 1879, asst. curator 1886; curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1901-1922. **Abbreviated name**: *Wm. Wats.* (*Kew*) \[standard form in IPNI: *W.Watson*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection K|K]]. #### Bibliography and biography Backer p. 622; Barnhart 3: 465 (b. 13 Mar 1858, d. 30 Jan 1825); BB p. 318-319; BM 5: 2273; CSP 19: 491; Desmond p. 645; Hortus 3: 1206; Lenley p. 429; LS 28387, 40.437; MW p. 525; NI 2111n; TL-2/12.981; Tucker 1: 735; Zander ed. 10, p. 730, ed. 11, p. 833. #### Biofile - Anon., Brit. Mus. gen. cat. print. books 253: 886. 1965; Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1901: 169 (app. curator), 1922: 174 (retirement), 1925: 41 (d.), 94-96 (obit.); Gard. Chron. 1887(2): 137, 1892(1): 812, 813, 1925(1): 135 (obit., portr.); Hedwigia 65: (195). 1925 (d.); J. Bot. 60: 280. 1922 (retirement), 63: 85. 1925 (d.); J. Kew Guild 1923: 160, 1925: 342, 1926: 394, 422-425; Nature 115: 271-272. 1925; Nat. Nov. 23: 539. 1901 (curator Kew); Österr. bot. Z. 51: 447. 1901. - Corbett, J., Gard. Chron. 1925(1): 102. - Fletcher, H.R., Story R. Hort. Soc. 225, 287-288, 299. 1969. - Gunn, M. & C.E. Codd, Bot. Expl. S. Afr. 371. 1981. - Hadfield, M. et al., Brit. gardeners 301. 1980. - Hill, A.W., Proc. Linn. Soc. London 137: 84-85. 1925. - Moore, F.W., Gard. Chron. 1922(2): 30 (appreciation, portr.). - Nelmes, E. & W. Cuthbertson, Curtis's Bot. Mag. dedic. 307-308, portr. 1932. - Watson, W., Gard. Chron. ser. 3. 2: 271-272, 331-332, 429-430, 519-520. 1887 ("A month at the Cape"). ### Publications ##### n.16.827. Cactus culture **Title** *Cactus culture* for amateurs: being descriptions of the various cactuses grown in this country, with full and practical instructions for their successful cultivation... London (L. Upcott Gill,...) \[1889\]. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Cactus cult.* **Notes** *Ed*. \[*1*\]: 1889 (p. \[v\]: Jan 1889; Bot. Zeit. 31 Mai 1889; Nat. Nov. Mar(2) 1889), p. \[i-ii\], frontisp., p. \[iii-vii\], \[1\]-246, \[247\]. *Copies*: HH, MO, NY. *Ed*. \[*2*\]: 1899 (p. \[v\]: Apr 1899; Bot. Zeit. 1 Aug 1899; Nat. Nov. Aug(1) 1899), p. \[i-ii\], frontisp., \[i-vii\], \[1\]-270. *Copies*: MO, NY. *Ed. 3*: n.v. (1903?). *Ed. 4*: 1920, p. \[i-ii\], frontisp., \[i-vii\], \[1\]-135, *5 pl. Copy*: NY. *Ed. 5*: 1935, p. \[i-ii\], frontisp., p. \[iii-vii\], \[1\]-135, *5 pl. Copy*: BR. ##### n.16.828. Orchids **Title** *Orchids*: their culture and management. With descriptions of all the kinds in general cultivation... London (L. Upcott Gill,...) 1890. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Orchids*. **Notes** *Co-author*: William \[Jackson\] Bean (1863-1947). *Ed*. \[*1*\]: 1889-1890 (Bot. Zeit. 30 Aug 1889, part 1, published in 12 parts, 12: Jun 1890), p. \[i\]-xi, \[1\]-554, *12 pl. Copies*: BR, HH, MO. *Ed. 2*: 1895 (Bot. Zeit. 1 Nov 1895; Nat. Nov. Sep(1) 1895), p. \[i-xi\], \[1\]-554, *12pl. Copy*: BR (incompl.). *Ed. 3*: 1903 (Bot. Zeit. 16 Oct 1903; Nat. Nov. Sep(1) 1903), p. \[i-ii\], frontisp., \[iii-xi\], \[1\]-559, \[560, colo.\], *20 pl. Copies*: BR, MO. – Reviewed by H.J. Chapman. ##### n.16.829. Rhododendrons & Azaleas **Title** *Rhododendrons & Azaleas*... London (J.C. & E.C Jack...) \[1911\]. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Rhododendr. Azal.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1911 (Bot. Centralbl. 28 Nov 1911; Nat. Nov. Sep(2) 1911), p. \[i\]-xi, \[1\]-116, *pl. 1-8. Copies*: B-G, MO.