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THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Department of Botany IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 January 9, 1969 Dr. Bernard Lowy Botany Department Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Dear Dr. Lowy: I am putting together a collection of technique papers for student use in an experimental mycology course which I will be teaching next semester. If still available, I would very much like to have a couple of copies of your 1958 Mycologia paper describing the glass spike modification of petri dishes for aquatic phycomycete isolation. It would be simple enough for me to Xerox the article, but the half tone illustration would be lost. S …

… the most important hand-painted florilegia and collections of original flower paintings scattered in various museums and libraries throughout the world. This is something that has never been attempted for botanical drawings and would, in my opinion, add great prestige to the Hunt Botanical Library, would be of enormous value to A and B, and of considerable interest to C and D. It is hardly necessary for me to mention the kind of work that I have in mind, but the following are one or two obvious examples: the hundred or more volumes of vélines at the Muséum of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris; the Walther florilegiu …

MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN St. Louis OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 2315 TOWER GROVE AVENUE CABLE ADDRESS "MOBOTGARD" February fifteenth 1936 Dr. E. T. Wherry Department of Botany University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Dr. Wherry: Would you be willing to loan to the Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium for a brief time such specimens as you may have of Iris versicolor and I. virginica from Virginia for study by Dr. Anderson? If so, they may be sent by express collect and please address the same to the Curator of the Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. Very truly yours, J. M. Greenman Curat …

… Agricultural Mission to Greece - Dep. Director..............................................1944-47 Michigan State University - Assoc. Professor to Prof....1947-56 University of Athens, Greece - Fulbright Research Scholar (On Sabbatical leave from Michigan State)....1954-55 State University of Iowa - Professor and Head of Botany.....................................................1956- Membership in Societies: Botanical Society of America, Mycological Society of America (Secy-Treas. 1954-56; Vice President 1957; President- elect 1958; President 1959), British Mycological Society, American Society of Plant Taxono …

PHOTOSYNTHESIS 1850-1900 REFERENCES General Dampier, W., A History of Science, 3d Ed., N. Y., Macmillan, 1944. Green, J., A History of Botany, 1860-1900, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1909. Harvey-Gibson, R., Outlines of the History of Botany, London, A. & C. Black, 1919. Mees, C., The Path of Science, N. Y., John Wiley, 1940. Reed, H., A Short History of the Plant Sciences, Waltham, Mass., Chronica Botanica, 1942. Weavers, R., Fifty Years of Plant Physiology, Amsterdam, Scholtema & Hoelkema, 1949. Photosynthesis Jorgensen, I., & Stiles, W., Carbon Assimilation, London, William Wesley, 1917. Rabinowitch, E., P …

Scritte botaniche pubblicate dal prof. Roberto de Nardis 1. Sibiricum Dalmaticum Specimen Patav. 1826 2. Introduzione allo Studio dei Vegetabili 3. Plantae novissimae in Dalmatia virens deteles 4. Plantae quaedam Aegypti ae Nubiae Patav. 1836 cum VIII tab. 5. Della utilità ed avvenità delle piante Pad. 1837 6. Dello origine ed anzianità dell'Orto Botanico di Padova Pad. 1839 7. Sopra la Gasteria palmeri di Roxburgh con brev. (Nelle Memorie dell'Accad. delle Scienze di Torino 1841) 4° 8. Flora Dalmatica per Eccentris et Regionis Singularium Vegetabilium in Dalmatia lectionem vol. III con LIII tab. Lipsi 1842-49 9. …

… e Sciences Building. Berk. Berlin-Dahlem (Deutschland), Botanisches Museum, Kön. Luise-Str. 6-8, B. Berlin (Schleswig-Holstein), Sønderborg Institute, Altenbergrat 21. Bern. Birmingham (Great Britain), The Botanical Department, The University. Birn. Bloemfontein (South Africa), University College of Orange Free State. Blf. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (U.S.A.), Cranbrook Inst. of Sci. & Tech. Blm. Bonn (Deutschland), Botanische Anstalten d. Universität, Poppelsdorfer Schloss. Bonn. Boston, Mass. (U.S.A.), Dept. of Materia Medica & Botany, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Bost. Boulder, Color. (U.S.A.), University of …

… uleia Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. April 20, 1958. National Science Foundation, Washington 25, D.C. Dear Sirs: 1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: I, Otto Degener, have been associated with the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York 58, New York, as student or otherwise since 1922, and with the title of Collaborator in Hawaiian Botany since 1935. The project, for which I herewith request a grant-in-aid, would be conducted by myself as principal investigator under the aegis of Dr. David D. Keck and presumably Dr. William C. Steere. 2. TITLE OF PROPOSED RESEARCH: The title of the proposed research would …

… retum is only good for routine identification. The best of the books for identification have gone to Cambridge. Horticultural monographs are at the Arboretum. It is impossible to do horticultural taxonomic research at the Arboretum. Duplicate books are worth $200,000. The plan is to sell the Gray Herbarium duplicates to give it funds. The Arboretum librarian is chief librarian for the Gray Herbarium as well as for the Arboretum. Kobuski is curator of the herbaria of both institutions. Rollins is the only full time taxonomist on the Gray staff. There are no startling changes evident yet, but the overall picture in …

… I have at the herbarium. I do not know, however, that you are particularly interested in these publications, which appertain mostly to the Philippine flora. I am, of course, more or less familiar with the botanical situation in Hawaii from personal contacts. My general idea is that in a place as small as Honolulu it is highly advisable that the systematic work in botany be centralized in one institution. Some times, however, this is impossible, owing to the personal equation; and I judge that it is not particularly easy to cooperate with the present botanist in charge of the work at the Museum. However, much of …

Department of Botany LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE BATON ROUGE · LOUISIANA · 70803 504/388-8485 30-IV-1981 Dr. F. Oberwinkler Lehrstuhl Spezielle Botanik und Botanischer Garten Universität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 1 D 7400 Tübingen 1, West Germany Dear Franz, Many thanks for sending me the manuscript of your fine paper! It is a very significant, meticulous study with first rate illustrations, as in all of your work. I am flattered that you should consider inviting me to be a co-author. It is certainly most generous of you, in view of the fact that I have contributed nothi …

… no tourism, might be converted to more effective use by biologists. I think the idea was viewed as being rather quixotic, but I am convinced that that region could become an important center for biological research in a number of disciplines. I wish you every success in your research, and thank you again for your fine collections. Sincerely, B. Lowy Prof. Emeritus BC.- 1 Auricularia polytricha(Mont.) Sacc. BC.- 16 A. delicata (Fr.) Henn. BC.- 24 A. delicata (Fr.) Henn. BC.- 25 A. delicata (Fr.) Henn. BC.- 2 A. fuscosuccinea (Mont.) Farl. No number (BC. 20 Feb.-13 March 1985).A. fuscosuccinea (Mont.) Farl. 8,9 - P …

best place for the botanical and "nature", (some of it "arty"), stuff. So I had Stanley Cain out one day and he appeared to be greatly interested, not to say impressed, with the amount of material I had. He attempted to interest the University but that is the last I heard of it. Naturally, I do not care to go to very much trouble to give away a lot of stuff that already represents a good many hundred dollars of cash. Neither would I want to give it to some institution which was not in a position to file, preserve and use these negatives. If you think you might be interested why not run down some time and look ove …

COPY February 11, 1967 Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr. President of the Board of Trustees The Missouri Botanical Garden 13 Upper Laclede Road St. Louis, Missouri 63124 Dear Mr. Wuertenbaecher: It was my pleasure to work in the Library of the Missouri Botanical Garden for a few days last week. I came there in order to consult some sixteenth and seventeenth century books required in completing a History of Botany, which I am now writing. Some of these books are obtainable elsewhere only at the Arnold Arboretum (Harvard University), and the Library of Congress. I was not disappointed in my research and, in fact, I …

… hy and measurements has just been submitted to the editors of Mycologia. As yet, we have not received an acceptance (which may not be forthcoming). At any rate, an attempt has been made to bring at least a portion of the usefulness before the workers in microscopy. We are very grateful to you in bringing this material to our attention and for being so helpful and encouraging in the preparation of this note. Some day, in the not too distant future, we'll try to show our appreciation more concretely by getting some collections of Desmids sent off to you. Very truly yours, Harry K. Phinney Associate Professor HCP bm

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70803 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BOTANY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY October 13, 1964 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PLANT PATHOLOGY Dr. Max Goodrich Council on Research Boyd Hall Dear Dr. Goodrich: In my letter of Sept. 12, 1963, I briefly outlined my reasons for requesting the Council's support of my Guatemalan project and also stated that the results of my previous research in Mexico would probably be published before the end of the year. I was later informed that there would be a delay in publication of the journal (Boletin de La Sociedad Botanica de Mexico) and tha …

… the most important hand-painted florilegia and collections of original flower paintings scattered in various museums and libraries throughout the world. This is something that has never been attempted for botanical drawings and would, in my opinion, add great prestige to the Hunt Botanical Library, would be of enormous value to A and B, and of considerable interest to C and D. It is hardly necessary for me to mention the kind of work that I have in mind, but the following are one or two obvious examples: the hundred or more volumes of vélines at the Muséum of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris; the Walther florilegiu …

Name and Address of Institution University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pa Name of Principal Investigator Dr. John M. Fogg Title of Proposed Research Preparation of a Selected Guide to the Literature on the Flowering Plants of Mexico Description of Proposed Research A. Need for bibliography Although the flora of Mexico has been studied and described for more than 400 years, during which time a vast literature has been accumulated, there exists no comprehensive guide to this material. Descriptions of plants must be searched for not only in botanical publications, but also in travel accounts, pharmaceutical and med …

graduate students and other institutions; these investigations fall into the following categories. Taxonomic and anatomical studies of Araceae (particularly Syngonium) Anatomical studies in the Begoniaceae Orchidaceae of Peru Orchidaceae of Ponape Island, Caroline Islands Taxonomic studies of ferns Taxonomic studies of Nicotiana Morphological studies of Welwitschia Umbelliferae - taxonomic and cytological studies Taxonomic studies of Piperaceae etc. 9. Current (incidental) projects of significance to horticulture include testing of new forms of Lapageria rosea for introduction (some 300 in cultivation)--these int …

24 April 1968 Dr. Warren H. Wagner Department of Botany University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 Dear Herb: Please send us a photo we can use in local publicity, and some "interesting" personal info to be used with it. Looking forward to your visit - give me details, and I'll meet your place. Sincerely, David J. Rogers Professor of Biology DJR:gm