Joseph Nelson Rose

Joseph Nelson Rose (* January 11, 1862 in Liberty, Indiana; † May 4, 1928 ) was an American botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Rose".

Life and work

Joseph Nelson Rose was born on a farm in Union County, Indiana. His father, George W. Rose served as a soldier in the Civil War and fell in 1863 in the Battle of Vicksburg. Joseph Nelson was brought up by his mother Rebecca. He graduated from high school in Liberty and attended from 1880 to the Wabash College in Crawfordsville.

1886 Joseph N. Rose sat his training as a post-graduate with Professor John Merle Coulter ( 1851-1928 ) continued, from which he graduated in 1889 with a Ph. D. of Wabash College. Published between 1887 and 1900, Coulter and Rose numerous works on Umbelliferae, including the 1888 revision of the North American Umbelliferae and 1900 Monograph of the Umbelliferae.

Rose married in 1888 Lou Beatrice Sims. From their marriage three sons and three daughters were born. In the same year he accepted a job as a botanist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington. Under the influence of Edward Palmer (1831-1911) his growing interest in succulent plants; he undertook the first research trips to Mexico and Central America.

In 1896, Joseph N. Rose joined as an assistant curator at the Smithsonian Institution. In the company of Palmer he undertook from June to September in 1897 first expedition to Mexico, which was followed by eight more. The results of the first seven expeditions were published in 1897-1911 under the title Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants. Rose was from 1903 Vice- President, and later President of several botanical and scientific societies in Washington. During his time at the Smithsonian Institution, he made a total of nine research cruises to study the thick leaf and cactus to Mexico. Joseph Nelson Rose and Nathaniel Lord Britton were considered the world's best experts for Crassulaceae; They released numerous collaborative works. 1911 Rose wrote for the North American Flora of Britton in Volume 25 Number 3 on the Burseraceae.

From 1912 to Rose was on leave from the Smithsonian Institution, to be together with Britton and the Carnegie Institution a monograph on cacti. He traveled to Europe in 1912, first to look over the Herbare the Botanical Gardens. This was followed in 1913 expeditions to the Caribbean in 1915 to Chile, Peru and Bolivia, in 1916 to Argentina and Brazil, 1918 after Venezuela and Ecuador. They were accompanied by up to a dozen other plant collector. The result of this research was published as The Cactaceae in four volumes 1919-1923. , The number of cacti, which had amounted to Karl Moritz Schumann 21, increased in Britton and Rose on 124 The genera were first established after the construction of their flowers.

Joseph Nelson Rose worked next to the cacti and the thick leaf and Amaryllis as well as the Umbelliferae. Several species were named after him, for example Rhodoscadium, Roseanthus and Roseocactus. He has published about 200 books and botanical journal articles.

Writings (selection )

  • Synopsis of North American pines, based upon leaf anatomy. I. In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 11, 1886, pp. 256-262, (online).
  • Synopsis of North American pines, based upon leaf anatomy. II In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 11, 1886, pp. 302-309, (online).
  • Notes on the Umbelliferae of E. United States. In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 12, 1887, pp. 12-16, 60-63, 73-76, 102-104, 134-138, 157-160, 261-264, 291-295.
  • Notes on Western Umbelliferae. In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 13, 1888, pp. 77-81, 141-146, 208-211.
  • Revision of North American Umbelliferae. Herbarium Wabash College, Crawfordsville 1888 (online).
  • Notes on North American Umbelliferae I. In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 14, 1889, 274-284.
  • A new genus of Umbelliferae. In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 15, 1890, pp. 15-16, (online).
  • Notes on North American Umbelliferae II In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 15, 1890, pp. 259-261, (online).
  • Actinella ( Hymenoxis ) Texana, n sp. In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 16, 1891, pp. 27-28, (online).
  • New genus of Umbelliferae. In: Botanical Gazette. Volume 19, 1894, p 466, (online).
  • New or noteworthy North American Crassulaceae. In: Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden. Volume 3, Number 9, 1903, pp. 1-45 (online).
  • Lenophyllum, a new genus of Crassulaceae. In: Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Volume 47, 1904, pp. 159-162, (online).
  • Crassulaceae. In: North American flora. Volume 22, Part 1, 1905, pp. 7-74. (online)
  • Pereskiopsis, a new genus of Cactaceae. In: Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Volume 50, 1907, pp. 331-333, (online).
  • A preliminary treatment of the Opuntioideae of North America. In: Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Volume 50, 20, 1908, pp. 503-539, (online).
  • A new genus of Cactaceae. In: Journal of the New York Botanical Garden. Volume 9, 1908, pp. 185-188, (online).
  • Thompsonella, a new genus of Crassulaceae from Mexico. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 12, 1909, pp. 391-392, (online).
  • The genus Cereus and Its Allies in North America. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 12, pp. 413-437, 1909, (online).
  • Undescribed species of Cuban cacti. In: Torreya. Volume 12, 1912, pp. 13-16 (online).
  • Studies in Cactaceae I. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 16, 1913, pp. 239-242, (online).
  • The genus Epiphyllum and its allies. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 16, 1913, pp. 255-262, (online).
  • The Cactaceae. Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Volume I, Carnegie Institution, Washington 1919 (online).
  • The Cactaceae. Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Volume II, Carnegie Institution, Washington 1920 (online).
  • Neoabbottia, a new cactus genus from Hispaniola. In: Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Volume 72, 1921, pp. 1-6 (online).
  • Two new genera of Cactaceae. In: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. Volume 49, 1922, pp. 251-252. (online).
  • The Cactaceae. Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Volume III, Carnegie Institution, Washington 1922 (online).
  • The Cactaceae. Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Volume IV, Carnegie Institution, Washington 1923 (online).
  • The tree - cactuses of the West Indies. In: Journal of the New York Botanical Garden. Volume 26, 1925, pp. 217-221.
  • Niopa peregrina. Cojobana. In: Addisonia. Volume 12, 1927, p 37, Table 403, (online).
  • Chamaefistula Antillana. Hediondilla. In: Addisonia. Volume 12, 1927, pp. 41, (online).
  • Mimosaceae. In: North American flora. Volume 23: 1-76. February 11, 1928, (online).
  • Mimosaceae ( continuatio ). In: North American flora. Volume 23, 1928, pp. 77-136, (online).
  • Mimosaceae ( conclusio ). In: North American flora. Volume 23, 1928 pp. 137-194, (online).
  • Caesalpiniaceae. In: North American flora. Volume 23, 1930, pp. 201-268, (online).
  • Caesalpiniaceae ( conclusio ). In: North American flora. Volume 23, 1930, pp. 269-349, (online).
  • Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 5, Part 3, 1897, pp. 109-144, (online).
  • Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 2 In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 5, Part 4, 1899, pp. 145-200, (online).
  • Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 3 In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 8, Part 1, 1903, pp. 1-55, (online).
  • Notes on Useful Plants of Mexico. In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 8, part 4, 1905, pp. 209-259, (online).
  • Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 4 In: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 8, part 4, 1905, pp. 281-340, (online).
  • Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 5 Add: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 10, Part 3, 1906, pp. 79-132, (online).
  • Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 6 Add: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 12, Part 7, 1909, pp. 259-302, (online).
  • Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants - No. 7 Add: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Volume 13, Part 9, 1911, pp. 291-312, (online).
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