Joseph Robert Sealy (1907 – 1 August 2000) was an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

. He began his career in

botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

in 1925, working at

Kew Gardens Kew Gardens is a botanical garden, botanic garden in southwest London that houses the "largest and most diverse botany, botanical and mycology, mycological collections in the world". Founded in 1840, from the exotic garden at Kew Park, its li ...

, with

Thomas Archibald Sprague Thomas Archibald Sprague (7 October 1877, Edinburgh – 22 October 1958, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) was a Scottish botanist. In 1938 he married botanist Mary Letitia Green, and together they authored several supplements to the ''Index ...

in the tropical crops section. Later, in 1927, he worked in a herbarium with

Arthur William Hill Sir Arthur William Hill (11 October 1875, in Watford – 3 November 1941, in Richmond) was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and a noted botanist and taxonomist. The only son of Daniel Hill, he attended Marlborough College where hi ...

. He was appointed Assistant Botanist in 1940. His specialty was the

Flora of China The flora of China consists of a diverse range of plant species including over 39,000 vascular plants, 27,000 species of fungi and 3000 species of bryophytes.Wu, Z. Y., P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong, eds. 2006. Flora of China. Vol. 22 (Poaceae). Sc ...

, especially

Camellia ''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species, with some controversy ...

. In his personal life he was married to fellow botanist and colleague

Stella Ross-Craig Stella Ross-Craig (19 March 1906 – 6 February 2006) was an English illustrator best known as a prolific illustrator of native flora (plants), flora. Early life and education Ross-Craig was born in Aldershot in 1906; her parents were Scott ...

(1906–2006).

Publications

* 1958. ''Revision of the Genus Camellia''. He is the botanical author of

iris graeberiana ''Iris graeberiana'' is a species in the genus ''Iris'', in the subgenus of ''Scorpiris''. It is a bulbous perennial. Description In late spring, (or April), it has between 4–6 flowers per stem and reaches a maximum height of tall. It ha ...

, which was first published in ''

Botanical Magazine ''The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed'', is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine''. Each of the issue ...

'' 167: t. 126 in 1950.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sealy, Joseph Robert 1907 births 2000 deaths Botanists with author abbreviations 20th-century British botanists Camellia