George Penny | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1862 Perth, Scotland |
| Died | {{Death year and age|1951|1862}} 1838 |
| Nationality | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
George Penny ( -1838) was a Scottish botanist and nurseryman.[1]
Author Details
Penny, George ( -1838)
Standard Form: Penny
Area of Interest: Pteridophytes , Spermatophytes
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Foreman at American Young's Nursery, Epsomensis 1834,[2]
Associate of the Linnean Society and botanical cultivator in the Epsom Nursery Mentioned in An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, specific character ... edited by John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, David Wooster [3]
The transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 17 By Linnean Society (London) [4]
In 1836, he wrote 'Traditions of Perth, containing sketches of the manners and customs of the the Inhabitants and notices of public occurrences'.[5]
(botanist and nurseryman)
In March 1835, the Milford Nursery got a specimen of Cytisus bracteolatus (now known as Genista stenopetala) which was grown in a conservatory to flower.[6]
He was an 'Associate of the Linnean Society of London' (ALS). mentioned in [7] Died Dec 22 Mr George Penny ALS, late partner with Mr William Young of the Milford Nursery. He was well known as one of the best practical botanists and propagators in the neighbourhood of London. He was particularly excelled in a knowledge of herbaceous plants, as his articles in the earlier volumes of this magazine and the Catalogue of Herbaceous Plants in the Epsom Nursery, which was prepared by him, abundantly prove. He had been slightly indisposed for 3 or 4 months previous to his death, and at last dropsical symptoms appeared. Obituary in
[8] Obituary Died on the 22 of Dropsey, Mr George Penny of the Milford Botanical and Floricultural Nursery, near Godalming, Surrey. As a successful cultivator of plants, the name of Penny will stand high in the records of floriculture. The lovers of splendid plants are indebted to Mr P, as being the first cultivate of the magnificient Statice arborca Which was transmitted to the Milford Nursery by Philip B. Webb from the Canary Islands.
[10] about Lilium martagon Milford near Godalming Surrey
References edit
- ^ John Claudius Loudon An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum Abridged (1842), p. 1122, at Google Books
- ^ Ray Desmond (Editor) Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters and Garden Designers (1994), p. 759, at Google Books
- ^ id=khglAQAAMAAJ page=1142
- ^ _IjzBjCe90YC page=615
- ^ DavidAnstiss/George Penny (botanist) at Google Books
- ^ J.C Loudon The Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Rural and Domestic ..., Volume 11, p. 268, at Google Books
- ^ J.C. Loudon The Gardener's Magazine, Volume 5; Volume 15, 1839, p. 96, at Google Books
- ^ Robert Marnock (Editor)The Floriculture Magazine, and Miscellany of Gardening, Volumes 3-4, (1838-39), p. 215, at Google Books
- ^ wrote in The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural ..., Volume 6; Volume 1830 By John Claudius Loudon NTdNAAAAYAAJ page=222
- ^ was mentioned in The Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany ..., Volume 8 epU5AAAAcAAJ page=117
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Penny.
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