C.W. Short letter and "Pl. Berlandiereanae Ranuncul. - Compositae incl" manuscript
Scope and Contents
Letter from C.W. Short to A. Gray, Dec. 29,1854, containing translated excerpts from a lost letter written by Alphonse de Candolle to Gray. Unpublished manuscript in Asa Gray's hand titled "Pl. Berlandiereanae Ranuncul. - Compositae incl.," 80 pages, containing of a list of plant names with Berlandier's numbers, location data, and some descriptions. According to C.H. Muller, this contains "some twenty new species and two citations of new genera that Berlandier had proposed in the ‘Memorias de la comision de limites.’”
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1855
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available by appointment for research. Researchers must register and provide one form of valid photo identification. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 flat box, 1 half-width manuscript box [item 13 is missing])Creator
- From the Collection: Berlandier, Jean Louis, -1851 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Botany Libraries, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Repository
The Harvard University Herbaria houses five research libraries that are managed collectively as the Botany Libraries. The Gray Herbarium Library specializes in the identification and classification of New World plants with emphasis on North American plants. The Archives of the Gray Herbarium houses unique resources including personal papers, institutional records, field notes and plant lists, expedition records, photographs, original artwork, and objects from faculty, curators, staff, and affiliates of the Gray Herbarium.
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