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F. (\ McDonald. Illinois. 



Mi'ssi's. Micliens cSc Bioletti, California. 



\V. S. Mott'att, Illinois. 



.]. II. Morton, Ontario. 



L. K. ^loyor, Minnesota. 



(J. \'. Xasli. New Jersey. 



('. 1{. Orcutt. 



S. I{. Tarisli. California. 



(\ V. IM])er, >Vasliin,<iton. 



C. L. I'ullard, Maryland. 



W. M. Pollock, West Vir<>inia. 



E. A. Ross, Iowa. 



H. H. Riisby, New York. 



A. Ruth, New York. 



J. A. Sandberg. \Yashini>tou. 



(\ S. Sheldon, Ohio. 



Eninui A. Shnniway. Oregon. 



n. 0. Taylor, Minnesota. 



R. A. Taylor, Sonth Carolina. » 



]j. yi. T^mbach, Illinois. 



AV. C. AYerner, Ohio. 



THE HERBARIUM HAS PASSED THE 100,'JOO MARK. 



In 1889, there were mounted and installed in cases less than 10,000 

 specimens of seed ]>lants, with about 700 species of ferns, fungi, etc. 

 Students were few in nunil)er, the college was ])oor, and one-man had 

 to give instruction in a variety of topics. A ])rofessor did not fill a 

 -chair," but had a whole "settee" to himself, as Oliver Wendell Holmes 

 once expressed it. No time could be given to making an herbarium. 



In 181)0. C. F. Wheeler became instructor in botany, and of all things 

 he liked best to collect s])ecimens and work in an herbarium. I en- 

 couraged him in this direction as far as possible. By collecting and 

 exchanging and purchase, we began to add each year 2,500 — 10,000 

 specimens. During the year now closing, 12,721 specimens have been 

 added, surpassing the best ])revious year by about 2.700. 



The collections are in tirst-class condition. To find any traces of 

 insects' work is a rare thing. Specimens are by no means limited to 

 grasses, clovers, weeds and ornamental plants, but include large num- 

 bers of other things in variety, as will be seen by this summary: 



Seed plants, ferns and their allies 70.0-11 



Mosses and liverworts 2,010 



Lichens 1.18(5 



Fungi 16,058 



Algae 2,120 



Total 101,910 



The collection is es])ecially rich in Michigan ]»lants. much the best 

 of any in existence. Seven thousand at one time were purchased of 

 C. F. Wheeler; 4,000 or more were purchased of the heir of Dr. Cooley 

 of Macomb county; 5,000 were purcliased of the son of Dr. D. Clark of 



