Catalogue of the plants growing in the vicinity of Gravesend

In about 1820 Robert Pocock of Gravesend Kent produced this list of plants that he had found growing in and around his home town. He also collected plants and created an herbarium. The herbarium and this list were given to the Natural History Museum in London in 1884 by G. M. Arnold. The Robert Pocock Herbarium Project found and documented the herbarium plants and this list was found in the museum archives. Together they provide a unique view of the flora of Gravesend in the early part of the 19th century.

1820年左右，英国肯特郡格雷夫森德的罗伯特·波科克（Robert Pocock）编制了这份记录其在家乡及周边区域发现的野生植物的名录。他同时开展植物采集工作，并组建了个人植物标本馆（herbarium）。1884年，G·M·阿诺德（G. M. Arnold）将该植物标本馆藏品与这份名录一同捐赠给了伦敦自然历史博物馆（Natural History Museum）。罗伯特·波科克植物标本馆项目（Robert Pocock Herbarium Project）对馆藏植物标本完成了发掘与建档工作，而本份名录正是在该博物馆的档案库中被发现的。二者共同为研究19世纪早期格雷夫森德地区的植物区系提供了独一无二的视角。