Umbels
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 38 in the final work.
On 21 December 1902 Keble Martin was ordained as a deacon and a year later became a priest. His first challenge, at 25 years of age, was a parish at Beeston in Nottinghamshire. It had been ‘neglected’ and whole families required preparation for baptism. He stayed for four years.
The plants depicted are burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga) specimen collected in Sadny Lane, Beeston, Nottinghamshire in 1905 and redrawn January 1951, greater burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella major), pignut (Conopodium majus), chervil (Chaerophyllum temulentum), shepherd’s needle (Scandix pecten-veneris) and cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). RAMM also has his herbarium collection (pressed plants).
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of RAMM.
On 21 December 1902 Keble Martin was ordained as a deacon and a year later became a priest. His first challenge, at 25 years of age, was a parish at Beeston in Nottinghamshire. It had been ‘neglected’ and whole families required preparation for baptism. He stayed for four years.
The plants depicted are burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga) specimen collected in Sadny Lane, Beeston, Nottinghamshire in 1905 and redrawn January 1951, greater burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella major), pignut (Conopodium majus), chervil (Chaerophyllum temulentum), shepherd’s needle (Scandix pecten-veneris) and cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). RAMM also has his herbarium collection (pressed plants).
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of RAMM.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 99/2015/26
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- watercolour, ink and pencil on paper
- Common Name
- umbels
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- 40 38; CHAEROPHYLLUM; 18” long .... of 9 3/4 take off 1/8 at top 1/8 off bottom
- Production Person Initials
- William Keble
- Production Person Surname
- Martin
- Production Year Low
- c1900
- Production Year High
- 1965
