James Bateman 1469933 215743395 2008-05-29T14:42:56Z DumZiBoT 6085301 Bot: Converting bare references, see [[User:DumZiBoT/refLinks|FAQ]] [[Image:James-Bateman 001.jpg|thumb|240px|right|''[[Sobralia macrantha]]'', from ''Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala'']] '''James Bateman''' ([[July 18]] [[1811]] &ndash; [[November 27]] [[1897]]) was an accomplished [[horticulturist]] and landowner. He developed [[Biddulph Grange]] after moving there around 1840, from nearby Knypersley Hall. He created the famous gardens at Biddulph with the aid of his friend and painter of seascapes [[Edward William Cooke]]. Born at Redivals near [[Bury]] in [[Lancashire]], he matriculated from [[Lincoln College, Oxford]] in 1829, graduating from [[Magdalen College, Oxford|Magdalen College]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1834 and an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|MA]] in 1845. ''"MA Magdalen College, Oxford, 1845, took great interest in collecting and cultivating tropical plants; FLS, 1833; FRS, 1838; fellow of Royal Horticultural Society; published writings on orchids and other horticultural subjects."''<ref> ''Concise Dictionary of National Biography,'' Oxford, 1995, p.169</ref> He was a collector of and scholar on [[orchids]], President of the [[North Staffordshire]] Field Society, and served on the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s Plant Exploration Committee. He had a number of notable sons who grew up at Biddulph Grange, including the painter [[Robert Bateman (artist)|Robert Bateman]]. He especially loved [[Rhododendron]]s and [[Azalea]]s. Bateman was ''"a collector and scholar on orchids,"''<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/castrovalva/301925626/ Biddulph Grange Tunnels</ref> Bateman ''"was one of the early developers of orchid culture. He sponsored expeditions to [[Mexico]] and [[South America]] enabling collectors to gather rare specimens. He published three lavish books about [[orchids]]. He pioneered “cool orchid cultivation” which enabled the Odontoglossum to be cultivated in [[England]], replicating the cool arid climate of the cloud forests in [[Central America]] where these exotic flowers are found. [[Walter Hood Fitch]], (1817–1892)...was employed by Bateman to create the paintings for his magnificent orchid books...exceedingly rare, A Monograph of Odontoglossum, is comprised of thirty large scale hand-colored lithographs."''<ref>[http://www.audubonart.com/03_bat_text.asp original audubon prints,botanical prints,audubon paintings,audubon watercolors, Mark Catesby, botanical art Chicago, natural history, fine art, historical"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Bateman ''"was also responsible for laying out the Arboretum at [[Derby]], the first public park in [[England]]."''<ref>[http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/staffordshire/biddulph/biddulph.htm Biddulph photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His gardens are a rare survival of the interim period between [[Capability Brown]] [[landscape garden]] and the High [[Victorian era|Victorian]] style. The gardens are compartmentalised and divided into themes. The naturalist, Charles Darwin ''"received a box of orchids from Bateman on 25 January 1862 (and) a letter from him dated 28th January 1862."''<ref>[http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/darwinletters/calendar/entry-3356.html Darwin Correspondence Project - Letter 3356 — Bateman, James to Darwin, C. R., [1862&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The novel by [[Priscilla Masters]], ''Mr Bateman's Garden'' (1987), is a fantasy set in the gardens. In 1861 Bateman and his sons gave up the house and gardens, and he moved to [[Kensington]] in [[London]]. He later moved to [[Worthing]] in [[Sussex]], where he died in [[1897]]. {{botanist|Bateman|Bateman, James}} ==Publications== * ''The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala'' by James Bateman, c.1845 ''"Only 125 copies of this book were published. It is physically one of the largest botanical books ever published."''<ref>[http://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?txtKeywords=bateman&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=&chkPurchaseVisible=&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&originator=%2Fengine%2Fsearch%2Fdefault%5Fhndlr%2Easp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=221&text=0&resource=17318 Staffordshire Past Track -<i>Cattleya skinneri</i> - Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * ''A Second Century of Orchidaceous Plants,'' by James Bateman, London: L. Reeve & Co., 1867. ''"Large-4to (315 x 245mm). pp. viii, with 100 beautifully handcoloured lithographed plates and descriptive text."''<ref>https://www.rockingstone.nl/antiquariaatjunk/secure/order.php3?bnr=7428</ref> * ''A monograph of Odontoglossum'' by James Bateman, London: L. Reeve & Co., 1874.<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/b11825510 Biodiversity Heritage Library: Information about 'A monograph of Odontoglossum by James Bateman.'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Facsimile of the title page<ref>[http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/page.asp?relation=QK495F50B37471874&identifier=0007 MBG Rare Books: title page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==References== <div class="references-small"><references/></div> ==See also== * [[Edward William Cooke]] * [[Biddulph Grange]] ==External links== {{sisterlinks|James Bateman}} *[http://www.orchids.co.in/orchidologists/james-bateman.shtm James Bateman's work on orchids] *[http://www.botanicus.org/creator.asp?creatorid=266 View digitized titles by James Bateman in ''Botanicus.org''] *[http://www.miosjournal.org/journal/2007/01/JamesBateman.html James Bateman and Orchid Literature] *[http://www.miosjournal.org/journal/2007/01/fig1.gif Picture of James Bateman] *[http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/structure.asp?relation=QK495F50B37471874 Missouri Botanical Garden - ''A monograph of Odontoglossum''] {{DEFAULTSORT:Bateman, James}} [[Category:1812 births]] [[Category:1897 deaths]] [[Category:People from Bury]] [[Category:English gardeners]] [[Category:Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford]] [[Category:Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford]] [[Category:Orchidologists]] [[fr:James Bateman]] [[pt:James Bateman]]