The Botanist William Curtis 1746 1799 And St Marys Battersea

Author : William Curtis
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985097216
Total Pages : 120 pages
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Download or read book The Botanical Magazine written by William Curtis and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Curtis (11 January 1746 - 7 July 1799) was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire, where is the Curtis Museum.Curtis began as an apothecary, before turning his attention to botany and other natural history. The publications he prepared effectively reached a wider audience than early works on the subject had intended.[1] At the age of 25 he produced Instructions for collecting and preserving insects; particularly moths and butterflies.Curtis was demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1771 to 1777. He established his own London Botanic Garden at Lambeth in 1779, moving to Brompton in 1789. He published Flora Londinensis (6 volumes, 1777-1798), a pioneering work in that it devoted itself to urban nature. Financial success was not found, but he went on the publish The Botanical Magazine in 1787, a work that would also feature hand coloured plates by artists such as James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, and William Kilburn.Curtis was to gain wealth from the ventures into publishing, short sales on Londinensis were offset by over 3,000 copies of the magazine. Curtis said they had each brought 'pudding or praise'.The genus Curtisia is named in his honour. His publication was continued as the esteemed botanical publication, Curtis's Botanical Magazine. The noted natural history illustrators, James Sowerby and Sydenham Edwards both found a start with the eminent magazine.He is commemorated in a stained glass window at St. Mary's Church, Battersea, as many of his samples were collected from the churchyard there.This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Curtis when citing a botanical name[1]-Iris Persica. [2]-Rudbeckia purpurea. [3]-Helleborus hyemalis. [4]-Cyclamen Coum. [5]-Erythronium Dens Canis. [6]-Narcissus Minor. [7]-Cynoglossum Omphalodes. [8]-Helleborus Niger. [9]-Iris pumila. [10]-Anemone Hepatica. [11]-Erica herbacea. [12]-Dodecatheon Meadia. [13]-Coronilla glauca. [14]-Primula villosa. [15]-Narcissus Jonquilla. [16]-Iris variegata. [17]-Cactus flagelliformis. [18]-Geranium Reichardi. [19]-Hemerocallis Flava. [20]-Geranium Peltatum. [21]-Iris Versicolor. [22]-Nigella damascena. [23]-Tropæolum majus. [24]-Agrostemma coronaria. [25]-Dianthus chinensis. [26]-Stapelia variegata. [27]-Convolvulus tricolor. [28]-Passiflora coerulea. [29]-Reseda odorata. [30]-Lilium chalcedonicum. [31]-Jasminum officinale. [32]-Mesembryanthemum dolabriforme. [33]-Aster tenellus. [34]-Browallia elata. [35]-Crepis barbata. [36]-Lilium bulbiferum.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.