Japan Digital
Scope and Contents
Includes Japan Plants which is a list of plant names in Gray's handwriting containing descriptions of Japanese plants, arranged systematically. That is followed by what appears to be the detailed report on plants alluded to by Gray in Diagnostic characters of New Species of Phaenogamous Plants, collected in Japan by Charles Wright, Botanist of the U.S. North Pacific Exploring Expedition published in Mem. Amer. Acad. 6:377-452. The article was described as a brief report on novelties pending publication of the full reports of the expedition. Full reports were never published, in part due to the outbreak of the Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1871
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available by appointment for research. Researchers must register and provide valid photo identification. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.
Extent
1 linear feet (3 boxes)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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