George Engelmann
Subtitle: botanical notebook 1
Published: 1835
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Plants; Annonaceae; Ranunculaceae; Polygalaceae; Nelumbonaceae; Rhamnaceae; Violaceae; Botanical illustration; Identification; Cruciferae; Linaceae; Caryophyllaceae; Aquifoliaceae; Portulacaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Nelumbo; Geraniaceae; Hypericaceae; Sterculiaceae; Papaveraceae; Capparaceae; Berberaceae; Cistaceae; Rutaceae; Fouquieriaceae; Magnoliaceae; Malvaceae; Plant collecting
Other titles: George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914.
Description: This collection consists of notes on 23 botanical families. The folders contain original handwritten notes and botanical sketches (some in color), some written and drawn by Engelmann, some sent to him from associates and correspondents. Notes and sketches are done on a variety of reused and repurposed papers. Notes include plant lists and specimen descriptions, as well as where, when and by whom they were collected. Sketches are done in pencil, ink and water colors.

Items are stamped with numbers 1-254. Only some items are dated.
Notes: This collection is open for research.

George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914 / Botanical Notebooks (Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1), Missouri Botanical Garden Archives.

Finding aid available from Missouri Botanical Garden Library and online http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/molib/part2.pdf.