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Thank you for your reply. I have verified the destruction of the George Anderson herbarium material. Luckily it was catalogued the previous year. Virginia van der Lande On Monday, March 19, 2007, at 08:46 am, Michael Taylor wrote: > On the reputed destruction at Bristol: it would be worth verifying this > positively if you haven't actually done so. Although a great deal of > material (including some very important natural science specimens) was > lost in the Bristol City Museum during WW2, a lot survived: at least in > geology. > > Mike Taylor (NMS, but based at Bristol City Museum when working for the > Area Museum Council for the South West in the 1980s) > > -----Original Message----- > From: History of Natural History [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Miss V van der Lande > Sent: 18 March 2007 14:45 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [HIST-NAT-HIST] George Anderson > > Gina Douglas of Linn.Soc. advises me that members subscribing to your > e-mail list could help my researches into George Anderson 1773-1817, > FLS, son of Dr James Anderson of Cobbinshaw, LL.D (1739-1808). > > Anderson was a businessman who maintained a salicetum at his garden at > West Ham and from it, he distributed specimens to other botanists who > included Pursh, Duke of Bedford, Sir James Smith & Conrad Mertens of > Hamburg. > The only herbarium specimens of his extant today that I am aware of are > at Bristol (destroyed in WWII), Oxford and in the Smith herbarium at > Linn. Soc.. The species Salix Andersoniana (Green Mountain Sallow) was > named after him. He made a botanical journey in the West Country with > the Rev Pyke Jones. He served on Council for Linn.Soc. from 1811 to > 1813. He collected in Scotland and Wales, as well as in Hertfordshire > and other parts of England. > After his untimely death aged 43 his friend Joseph Sabine saw his paper > on Peonia through the press which was published under the latter's name > in Trans. Linn. Soc. Anderson also worked on Rubus, Narcissus and > other bulbous monocotyledons: he is mentioned in or wrote articles in > Trans. Linn. Soc and Trans Hort Soc. > In 1815 he travelled to Barbados and Brazil, but I cannot trace any > details of his botanical activity in Brazil, or even confirmation of > his visit there, other than the statements in Stafleu and Desmond. This > trip is not mentioned in obituaries or family letters. > I am trying to construct a list of Anderson's botanical associates. > I am also collecting references about Anderson's travels and collecting > activities. I would very much appreciate it if members of the group who > encounter George Anderson's name in any context, botanical or > otherwise, could provide details. > Virginia van der Lande, FLS > > This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are > not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from > your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are > those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National > Museums Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act > 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is > accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by > this message. >