Correspondence : Brewer (William) and Engelmann (George), 1863-1880

By

Brewer, William Henry, 1828-1910

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

Incoming correspondence to George Engelmann from William Henry Brewer, for 1863-1880. The correspondence relates to employment by the State Geological Society. Effects of altitude and temperature on growing plants. Publication of Flora of California and Botany of the Western U. S. including requests for help from Engelmann with the plants he is most expert with. Work in Microscopic Fungi "rusts, smuts, mildew, etc." Ephedra used as a tea by prospectors and for medicinal properties.

Folder contains original letters.

Subjects

(Albert), , (Charles Christopher), , (Charles Lewis), , (Henry Nicholas), , (Josiah Dwight), , 1805-1886 , 1809-1884 , 1810-1888 , 1813-1887 , 1819-1896 , 1821-1886 , 1821-1890 , 1823-1890 , 1827-1910 , 1828-1910 , 1831-1897 , 1834-1895 , Abies , Agave , Anderson, Charles L , Bolander, Henry N , Boott, William, , Botanical specimens , Brewer, William Henry, , Cactaceae , California , Callitrichaceae , Callitriche , Coniferae , Convolvulaceae , Correspondence , Cupressaceae , Cupressus macrocarpa , Cuscuta , Eaton, Daniel Cady, , Engelmann, George, , Ephedra , Ephedraceae , Fagaceae , Fungi , Gabb, William M , Geological Survey of California , Gray, Asa, , Growth (Plants) , Hillebrand, William, , Isoetaceae , Isoetes , Juncaceae , Juncus , Juniperus , Kellogg, A , Letters , Liliaceae , Loranthaceae , Nuphar , Nymphaeaceae , Oenothera , Onagraceae , Parry, C. C , Picea , Pinus , Plant ecology , Quercus , Receipts (Acknowledgments) , Sequoia (Genus) , Thurber, George, , Utilization , Vitaceae , Vitis , Whitney, J. D , Yucca

BHL Collections

Engelmann Papers, Missouri Botanical Garden

Call Number

Archives Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 851473711