Scope and Content: The Bailey collection pertains to his work on the genus Carex. The materials are all loosely bound together within one cover, with the exception of several loose inserts. The cover reads: "Studies in the Types of the various species of the Genus Carex. L.H. Bailey. May 25, 1889. also A preliminary synopsis of North American Carices including those of Mexico, Central America and Greenland with the American Bibliogogy [sic] of the Genus. L.H. Bailey. April 14, 1886." This appears to be in...