Isabella Anne Allen (1810–1865) was a 19th-century botanist who lived in the village of Madresfield , Worcestershire . [ 1 ] Allen was born on December 27, 1810. She was a member of the Floral Society in Malvern and regularly attended their botanical shows. [ 2 ] She was also a painter. [ 3 ] Allen died in 1865. [ 3 ] In 2021, the Royal Horticultural Society found items within a donated book, The English Flora . They found a name, Isabella A. Allen, but no further details about the person who had collected the botanical items. [ 4 ] After an appeal in the press, the woman was identified as Isabella Anne Allen. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] 1 2 Briggs, Helen (2021-07-16). "Mystery 19th Century botanist tracked down following appeal" . BBC News . Retrieved 2023-09-16 . ↑ "The Botanist of Madresfield - Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service" . www.explorethepast.co.uk . 2021-11-16 . Retrieved 2023-09-16 . 1 2 "La Botaniste – a lady in the margins / RHS Gardening" . www.rhs.org.uk . Retrieved 2023-03-08 . ↑ Briggs, Helen (2021-06-27). "Appeal to identify 'La Botaniste' who slipped from history" . BBC News . Retrieved 2023-09-16 .

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