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Page 114 · DO #4228 · 182_Goodspeed_Bx3FF68_r
- Collection
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Thomas Harper Goodspeed (1887–1966) papers
- Item/Folder
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Miscellaneous materials, mostly concerning the Gardens and its plantings at University of California, Berkeley, 1938–1953
- Digital Object
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DO #4228,
page 114
- Collection-level dates
- 1923–1963
Page transcription
Jan 1953
My colleague, Dr. Lincoln Constance, is one of the most highly esteemed North American students of plant taxonomy with an enviable record of research accomplishments. He has long been concerned with obtaining South American material of the families in the systematics of which he has become the leading authority and I and my assistants during our numerous South American botanical expeditions have been able to assist him in certain isolated instances. Indeed, the evidence that these small contributions provided has doubtless influenced the formulation of the proposals he outlines in his application and which we have often discussed.
Having long been concerned with advancing knowledge of the composition and distribution of the floras of temperate Western South America and having in preparation a monograph on the phytogeography of Chile I am keenly aware of the significance of the studies Dr. Constance would pursue. They will represent the first attempt by a competent investigator to interpret the relationships and distribution of specific plant groups in terms of those broad outlines of the floristics of Western South America which, up to this time, are the only ones available. Of even greater significance will be the opportunity which his proposals provide to throw light upon intercontinental relationships, a problem which demands the type of definitive data which Dr. Constance would secure.
From every point of view I consider Dr. Constance a most acceptable candidate for the Fellowship.
