Various plants

The Reverend William Keble Martin spent many years of his life collecting, studying and drawing plants. This drawing is a preliminary plate for inclusion in his book The Concise British Flora in Colour published in 1965. It corresponds to plate 58 in the final work.

Species depicted include: scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), brook weed (Samolus valerandi), bog pimpernel (Anagallis tenella), lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor); yellow-wort (Blackstonia perfoliata), common centaury (Centaurium erythraea) and sea centaury (Centaurium littorale). RAMM also has his herbarium collection (pressed plants).

Keble Martin’s interest in botany came at an early age. His maternal uncle taught him and his three brothers all they needed to know about collecting and rearing butterflies. Learning to identify caterpillar food plants was key to their success. Over a period of 15 years the brothers collected hundreds of butterflies. They made the cabinet themselves.

Purchased with assistance from the Friends of RAMM.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
99/2015/19
Collection Class
Drawings
Medium
watercolour, ink and pencil on paper
Common Name
various plants
Simple Name
drawing
Inscription Transcription
58; Anagallis: caerula: Cent[...?], Samolus: Fraxinus; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS: SAMOLUS VALERANDI: ANAGALLIS TENELLA: VINCA MINOR; ERYTHRAEA CENTAURIUM: ERYTHRAEA LITTORALIS
Production Person Initials
William Keble
Production Person Surname
Martin
Production Year Low
c1900
Production Year High
1965

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untitled: various plants