HALLIDAY, Pat 1930-

PERSONAL: Born March 9, 1930, in East Sheen, London, England. Ethnicity: "English." Education: Attended Chelsea School of Botany, 1948-49. Religion: "Non-conformist Christian." Hobbies and other interests: Designing greeting cards for colleagues and friends, writing verse, research on the Chiricahua Apaches.

ADDRESSES: Home—40 Temple Sheen Rd., East Sheen, London SW14 7QG, England. Office—c/o Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.

CAREER: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England, began as keeper's assistant, became higher scientific officer in taxonomy at Herbarium, 1947-90; retired, 1990. Illustrator, with work represented at Hunt Botanical Library.

MEMBER: Royal Horticultural Society.

AWARDS, HONORS: Royal Horticultural Society awards for illustration, including Grenfell Bronze Medal, 1989, Grenfell Silver-gilt Medal, 1990, 1993, and Lindley Silver-gilt Medal, 1991.

WRITINGS:

Snaily Verse, Marsland Press, 1972.

Sea-Snaily Verse, Marsland Press, 1981.

The Illustrated Rhododendron, Timber Press (Portland, OR), 2001.

(Compiler, with Brian Mathew) Curtis's Botanical Magazine: Fifteen-Year Index, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Richmond, Surrey, England), 2002.

Author and illustrator of "Noteworthy Species of 'Kleinia,'" Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Richmond, Surrey, England), 1988; also compiler of "Richmond Park Wildlife Lists, 1909-1988," 1993, and annual supplements, 1993-2001. Contributor of drawings to books. Contributor of articles, art work, and reviews to periodicals, including Curtis's Botanical, Kew Bulletin, and Floras. Founder, Richmond Park Wildlife.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Richmond Park Nature Notes, 1874-2000; Herb Tales, on "the lighter side of life at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1947-97"; research on past records of Richmond Park wildlife species, in order to "ascertain their continued presence."

SIDELIGHTS: Pat Halliday told CA: "I have always written humorous verse and stories. The former, to amuse friends, often takes the form of a 'diary' of an interesting event, such as the Tutankhamun exhibition; the latter are either for my own amusement or for friends' children. Apart from the 'Snaily Verse' booklets, I have never considered publication. My verse was not entirely frivolous, however. I 'farmed' many of the snails I wrote about, and this resulted in establishing that two species found in Africa and on Mauritius respectively were one and the same species, not two species as previously thought. My observations of my 'pets' inspired the verse!

"Another hobby, no longer indulged in, was writing pantomime scripts (complete with librettos to be sung to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes!) for Kew herbarium staff to perform and entertain other staff. One of my more serious interests is in the Chiricahua Apaches. This goes back as far as I can remember and has resulted in a not-inconsiderable collection of books on the subject. Even into my seventies, the interest shows no sign of abating!"