Caroline Edith Tindal botanical drawings

PXD 1583

fonds

1887-1922

Drawings, Graphic Materials, Textual Records

1361859

175 drawings (5 boxes) - watercolour, pencil and ink

Caroline Edith Tindal (1857-1926) was born in England and came to Australia with her husband Charles Frederick Tindal in 1885. They lived for many years on ‘Ramornie’, a cattle property on the Clarence River near Grafton.

A self-taught artist, she produced hundreds of watercolour drawings of flowers, plants and insects on and around their property. In order to identify the plants she used Joseph Maiden’s Forest Flora of NSW and also received help from Reverend H M R Rupp, an amateur botanist.

In 1911, Caroline and Charles moved to Bona Vista in Armidale, and in September 1916, Caroline sailed to England with her two sons, Charles and Archibald to help her sister-in-law Anne Tindal in the Auxiliary Military Hospital at Anne's house in Eversley, Hants. She returned to Australia at the end of the war with her daughter in law (Archibald's wife) and two children.

In 2013, a selection of drawings were included in an exhibition at the New England Regional Art Gallery titled ‘Capturing Flora – 300 years of Australian Botanical Art.

Reference:
Library acquisition file

By descent from Caroline Edith Tindal to her great, great grandchildren and then to the vendor.

Comprises botanical watercolour drawings, mainly of plants and flowers with some drawings of insects, and notes and corrections by Reverend Herman Montague Rucker Rupp.

Drawings of plants and flowers at Ramornie, November 1887-December 1899
Box 1
1. Yamba, Nov 27, 1887 with pencil notes on verso
2. Orchids: Caladenia minorata 1 / Diuris tricolor 2 / Diuris punctata 39 / Diuris sulphurea 4 / Diuris punctata 5,
Liliaceae: Anguillaria dioica 3 Ramornie, Sept 8th, 1899, with notes
3. Calotis cuneifolia 6 / Diuris alba 7 / Dendrobium linguiforme 8 / Diuris alba(VAR) 9, Ramornie, Sept 1899 with notes orchids 6-9
4. Crowea saligna 10 / Clarence Heads shrub, Ramornie, Sept 1899
5. Kennedia rubicunda 11, Ramornie, Sept 1899
6. Boronia ledifolia var rosmarinifolia 12 / Hakea eriantha 13, Ramornie, Sept 1899
7. Viola hederacea 14 / Diuris hederacea 15 / Viola betonicifolia 16 / Diuris elongata 17 / Ciaspedio richea 18, Ramornie, Sept 1899, with notes
8. Wahlenbergia multicaulis 19-21, Ramornie, Sept 1899
9. Ranunculus rivularis 22 / Stellaria flaccida 23 /Utricularia dichotoma 24 / Lobelia stenophylla 25, Ramornie, marshy ground, Sept 1899, 24 & 25 Oct, with notes
10. Sileni quinquevulnera 26 / Goodenia bellidifolia 27 / Calotis lappulacea 28 / Anagallis cociula (Europe) 29, Ramornie, Oct 1899
11. Solanum aviculare, Kangaroo Apple, 30, Berries, April & May, Ramornie, Oct 1899
12. Thysanotus tuberosus 31 / Pterostylis woollsii 32 / Daviesia corinna 33 / Solanum stelligerum 34, Violet, Ramornie, Oct 1899
13. Passiflora cinnabarina 35, Wild Passion Flower, mantes or native lady, Ramornie, Oct 1899
14. Helipterum anthemoides 36 / Actinotus helianthi 37 / Allium fragrans (introduced) 38 / Didiscus incusus 65, Ramornie, Oct 1899
15. Papaver aculeatum 40 / Gooderia bellififolia 41, Wild Poppy, Ramornie, Sept 1899
16. Aphanopetalum resinosum 42 / Prostanthera incisa 43, Ramornie, Oct 1899
17. Brachycome multifida 44, Rarmornie, Oct 1899
18. Chorizema parviflorum 45 / Hybanthus filiformis 46 / Fivolvulus? linifolius 47 / Anagallis arvensis 48 / Glycurie tabacuria 49, Ramornie, Oct 1899
19. Dendobium Kingianum 50, Myostis Australis 51, Forgetmenot, Ramornie, Sept 1899
20. Pithecolobium pruriosum leguinosae 52, Ramornie Oct. 1899, with notes
21. Caesia vittata 53 / Dianella laevis 54
22. Loranthus vittellinus 55, Ramornie Oct 1899
23. Melaleuca lineanifolia 56, Ramornie Oct 1899, with notes
24. Swainsona galegifolia 57 / Candollea debilis 58 / Hypericum japonicum 75, Ramornie Oct 1899
25. Helichrysum collinum 59 / Podolefus longipedata 60, Ramornie Oct 1899
26. Asclepias curassarica 61 / Hibiscus heterophyllys 62, Ramornie Nov 1899
27. Helipterum corymbiflora 63 / Jasminum suavissimum 64, Ramornie Nov 1899
28. Grevillea robusta "Silky Oak' 66, Ramornie Nov 1899
29. Commelina cyanea 67 / Wedelia spilanthoides 68 / Aneilema 69, Ramornie Nov 1899
30. Lobelia trigonocaulis 70 / Phasacotus tiucillensis 71 / Lobelia gracilis 72, Ramornie Nov 1899
31. Tristania suaveolens 73 / Leptospermum flavescens 74, Ramornie Nov 1899
32. Crinum pedunculatum 76, Ramornie Nov 1899
33. Nicotiana suaveolens 77, Ramornie Nov 1899
34. Cymbidium canaliculatum 78 / Malva parviflora 79 / Cymbidium suave 80, Ramornie Nov 1899, with notes
35. Apocynaceae tabernaemontana orientalis 81, Ramornie Nov 1899
36. Wild trumpet flower, Datura metel 83, Ramornie Nov 1899
37. Foliage of Zamia, Macrozamia spiralis va flexuosa 83 Ramornie August 1905 with pencil notes
38. Zamia, Macrozamia flexuosa 83, Ramornie May 1887
39. Datura stramonium 84, Ramornie Dec 1899
40. Bean tree, Castanospermum Australe 85, Ramornie Dec 1899
41. Lomatia silaifolia 86. Ramornie Dec 1899
42. Acacia falcata 87, Ramornie Dec 1899 with notes
43. Helichrysum diosmifolius 88 / Eustrephus angustifolius 89 Ramornie Dec 1899 with notes
44. ‘Kunjiboy’ Colocasia macrorrhiza 90 Ramornie Dec 1899
45. ‘Seed if Kunjiboy’ Colocasia macrorrhiza 90A
46. Verbascum olympicum 92 / Philydrum lanuginosum 93, Ramornie Dec 1899
47. ‘Paddy’s Lucerbe’ Sida rhombifolia / 94A Malvastrum tricuspidatum / Erythrea spicata 95 / ‘Pig weed’ Portulaca oleracea 96 Ramornie Dec 1899
48. Oenothera longiflora 97 / ‘Bottle brush’ Callistemon viminalis 98, Ramornie Dec 1899 with notes
49. Convolvulus erubescens 99, Ramornie Dec 1899
50. Hoya Australis 100 / Eugenia ventenatii 101, Ramornie Dec 1899

Drawings of plants and flowers at Shellharbour and Ramornie February 1900-September 1901
Box 2
1. Rhagodia billardierei 102 / ? 103, Shellharbour Feb 1900
2. Ipomea palmato 104, Shellharbour Jan 1900
3. Mimulus 105 / Solanum 106 / Brachycome 107, Shellharbour Feb 1900 with notes
4. Selliera radicans 108 / Modiola 109 / Epilobium glabellum 110, Shellharbour Jan 1900, with notes
5. Scaevola hispida 111 / Elaeodendron austral 112, Shellharbour Feb 1900
6. Hibbertia volubilis 113 / Selliera radicans 114 / Westringia ? 115 / Cotula coronopifolia 116, Shellharbour Feb 1900
7. Opuntia 117 / ? 118, Shellharbour Feb 1900
8. Sida 119 / ‘Cotton plant’ (Introduced) 120, Shellharbour Jan 1900
9. Pelargonium australe 121 / Tetratheca (ericifolia) thymifolia 122 , Ramornie March 1900 with noted
10. Hypoestes floribunda 123 / Pavoria hastata 124, Ramornie April 1900
11. Melaleuca leucadendra 125, Ramornie March 1900
12. Banksia integrifolia 126, Ramornie March 1900
13. Ricinocarpos pinifolius 127 / Geitonoplesium cymosum 128, Ramornie March 1900
14. Convolvulus marginatus129, Ramornie March 1900
15. Eugenia myritifolia 130, Ramornie March 1900
16. ‘Wild quince’ Petalostigma quadriloculare 131, Ramornie April 1900
17. Tieghemopanax ? (native Elder) 132, Ramornie April 1900 with notes
18. Loranthus miquelii 133, Ramornie April 1900
19. ‘Cucumber plant’ Bryonopsis laciniosa Cucurbitaceae 134, Ramornie April 1900
20. Alyxia ruscifolia 135, Ramornie May 1901
21. Myoporum tenuifolium 136, Ramornie June 1901
22. Casuarina cunninghamiana 137, Ramornie June 1901
23. ‘Forest oak’ Casuarina torulosa 138, Ramornie June 1901
24. Casuarina suberosa 139, Ramornie June 1901
25. Hibiscus heterophyllus 140, Ramornie July 1901
26. Jagera pseudorhus 141, Ramornie July 1901
27. Acacia fimbriata 142, Ramornie July 1901
28. Tecoma australis 143, Ramornie Aug 1901
29. Senecio lautus 144, Ramornie Aug 1901
30. Acacia granitica (maiden) 145, Ramornie Aug 1901
31. Dillwynia ericifolia var. peduncularis 146 / Diurus alba 147, Ramornie Aug 1901 with notes
32. Clematis glycinoides 148, Ramornie Sept 1901
33. Alectryon tomentosus 149, Ramornie Sept 1901
34. Caladenia carnea 1 / Daviesia wyattiana 150, Ramornie Sep 1901 with notes

Drawings of plants and flowers at Ramornie, Yamba and Brunswick Heads September 1901-February 1903
Box 3
1. Patersonia glabrata 151, Ramornie Sept 1901
2. ‘Orchids’ Glossodia major 152 / Caladeria coerulea 152a / Dendrobium gracilicaule 153 / Glossodia minor 154, Rarmornie, Sept 1901
3. Olearia nernstii 155, Ramornie Sept 1901
4. Boronia polygalifolia 156, 157 & 159 / Thelymitra media 158, Ramornie Sep 1901 with notes
5. Commerconia echinata 160 / Diuris secundiflora 161 / Leptospermum scoparium 162
6. Xerotes longifolia 163, Ramornie Sep 1901
7. Cupaniopsis anacardioides 164 / Ramornie Oct 1901
8. Hibbertia diffusa 165 / Blandfordia nobilis 166, Ramornie Nov 1901 with notes
9. ‘Orchids’ Pterostylis curta 167 / Lobelia gibbosa 168 / Microtis parviflora 169, Ramornie Sept 1901
10. Dianella revoluta 170 / Rarmonie Oct ?
11. Celastrus cunninghamii 171 / Melaleuca thymifolia 172, Ramornie Oct 1901
12.‘Waratah’ Telopea speciosissima 173, Nov 1901
13. Spiranthes australis 175 / Epacris longiflora 176 / Sowerbeae juncea 177, Ramornie Nov 1901
14. Artanema fuunbrialum 178 / Candollea debilis 179 / Mimulus gracilis 180, Ramornie Nov 1901
15. Hibiscus waricalus 181, Ramornie Sep 1901
16. Boronia ledifolia 182 / Eurycles cunninghami 183, Ramornie Nov 1901
17. Clerodendron tomentosum 184, Ramornie Dec 1901
18. Tristania laurina 185 / Loranthus carbbagii 186, Ramornie Dec 1901
19. Eucalyptus corymbose 187, Ramornie Jan 1902
20. Ruellia Australis 188 / Epilobium glabellum 189 / Tetratheca thymifolia 190 / Calotis cuneifolia 191, Ramornie Feb 1902 and Yamba Feb 1902
21. Ipomea pes caprae 192, Yamba March 1902
22. Pandanus pedunculatus 193, Yamba March 1902
23. Epacris pulchella 194 / Boronia ledifolia var rosmarinifolia 195 / Utricularia exoleta 196, Yamba March 1902 and Ramornie May or June 1902
24. Burmannia disticha 197, Brunswick Feb 1903 / Bulbophyllum aurantiacum 198, May 1903 / Eugenia cyanocarpa myrtaceae 199, Ramornie, with notes
25. Bulbophyllum exiguum 200 / Dendrobium aemulum 201, June 1902 and Ramornie Aug 1902, with notes
26. Dendrobium teretefolius var flagelliforme 203, Ramornie Aug 1903, with notes
27. Dendrobium teretefolius 204, Ramornie August 1903 with noted
28. Horea longifolia 205, Ramornie Aug 1903 / Isopogon anemonifolius 206, Sept 1903
29. Epacris obtusifolia 207, Yamba Oct 1902 / Harpullia pendula 208, Ramornie April 1903, with notes
30. Exocarpos latifolius 209 / Scaevola suaveolens 210, Brunswick Heads Feb 1903

Drawings of plants and flowers at Ramornie, Brunswick River, Brunswick Heads, September 1903-January 1906
Box 4
1. Boronia falcifolia 211 / Dampiera lanceolata 212, Woolgoolga Sept 1903
2. ‘Rock wisteria’ Millettia australis 213, Ramornie Nov 1902
3. Ripogonum album 214, Oct 1903 / Bursaria 215, Rarmornie Nov 1903 with notes
4. Dendrobium beckleri 216 / Caladenia carnea 217 / Styphelia linifolia 218, Brunswick Heads Feb 1903 with notes
5. Hymenosporum flavum 219, Ramornie Nov 1902
6. Dendrobium tetragonum 220, 221, Ramornie Aug 1903 with notes
7. Kennedya monophyla 222, Ramornie Nov 1903
8. Lobelia pedunculata 223 / Cleisostoma tridentatum 224 / Sarcochilus hillii 225
9. Dendrobium beckleri 226, Ramornie Sep 1903 with notes
10. Styphelia 227, Brunswick Heads Feb 1903 with notes
11. Nymphaea gigantea 228, Ramornie April 1902
12. Cordyline stricta 229, Yamba Oct 1902
13. ‘Flame tree’ brachychiton acerifolius sterculia acerifolia 230, Ramornie Nov 1902
14. Solanum aculeatissimum 231, Brunswick River Reb 1903
15. Loranthus alyxifolius 232, Ramornie Sept 1903
16. Papaver hybridum 233, Ramornie Oct 1903
17. Limnanthemum indicum 234, Ramornie Nov 1901
18. Sarcochilus divitflorus 235, Ramornie Nov 1903 with notes
19. Helipterum incanum 236 / Dipodium punctatum 237, Ramornie Nov 1903
20. Dendrobium aemulum 238 / Helipterum anthemoides 239 / Rhodomyrtus psidioides 240, Richmond River Sep 1903 and Ramornie Nov 1903 with notes
21. Cassia mimosoides 241 / Physalis minima 242 / Sarcochilus parviflorus 243, Ramornie Nov 1903 with notes
22. Banksia collina 244, Ramornie June 1905
23. Tecoma jasminoides 245 / Eugenia smithii var. minor 245A, Brunswick River Feb 1903
24. Hovea linearis 246, Ramornie Jul 1906
25. Tinospora smilacina 247, Ramornie May 1905
26. Lespedeza cuneata 248, Ramornie June 1905 / Bursaria spinosa 249, Ramornie June 1905
27. North Queensland Dendrobium or Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii 250, May 1905
28. Kennedya monophylla 252, Ramornie Aug 1905
29. Acacia pauciglandulosa 253, Ramornie Aug 1905
30. Orchid Pterostylis ophioglossa 251, May 1905 / Boronia 254 Maclean Sept 1905 with notes
31. Acacia linifolia 255
32. Gompholobium latifolium 257, Maclean Sep 1905 / Acacia brownii 258, Ramornie Sep 1905 with notes
33. Loranthus congener 258, Ramornie Oct 1905
34. Calanthe veratrifolia 260, Ramornie Jan 1906
35. Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii 261

Drawings of plants, flowers, spiders and insects at Ramornie, North Coast, Clarence River, Armidale, May 1903-August 1922
Box 5
1. Sacrochilus falcatus, from near Cara? Nov 1905 with notes
2. Coryanthes, Glenreagh N Coast
3. Jacksonia scoparia
4. Tecoma Australis var. with white or cream coloured flowers, Sep 1907 Ramornie, Clarence River
5. Pittosporum revolutum, Ramornie May 1903
6. Loranthus pendulus n.var ramorniensis (Blakely), Ramornie Dec 1906
7-10. Flowers from Cronulla, August 1922
11. Pterostylis woollsii, Ramornie
12. Dillwynia
13. Painting, Ramornie Sept 1899
14-25. Untitled plants and flowers, some dated March 1907, April 1907
26. Drawings of spiders, moths, beetles and insects. Some captioned Ramornie Dec 1901, Armidale January 1911 (8)
27. Letter from Reverend Herman Montague Rucker Rupp to her son[?], 10 Nov. 1927

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Titles taken from captions on each drawing

Each drawing is captioned by the artist in ink and pencil with location and date on recto and name of the plant on verso. Some have additional corrections and notes attached with sticky tape by Reverend Herman Montague Rucker Rupp.