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Index of Botanists

NameFitch, Rev. Augustus
Date of birth1794
Date of death1874
RemarksFrom his obituary in the New York Times, 17 Nov. 1874, page 5, column 7. "Rev. Fitch travelled in California, Oregon, Baja California and Hawaii from 1846 to 1852. After 1849 he was busy with church work, but from 1846 to 1849 he collected botanical specimens which he sent to John Torrey. After his return to New York, he wrote two articles "The shrubs, flowers and plants of California" and "Trees of California and Oregon" which were published in the Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New York in 1853."
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Variant nameRev. Fitch
Variant nameRev. A. Fitch
Variant nameRev. Augustus Fitch
Variant nameFitch, Augustus
Standard/Label NameAug. Fitch
Full NameFitch, Rev. Augustus
Geography CollectorCalifornia
Specialty CollectorSpermatophytes
Citation as Collectorspecimen (GH) Trifolium amoenum Greene
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by Aug. Fitch
Collections in[no date] (5),  1852 (1)