habiting the vicinity of the Santee Canal, S. C.^ The second is 

 the herbarium now at Converse. This probably contains the 

 largest collection of South Carolina plants in the State. It rep- 

 resents Ravenel's work among the phenogams from 1850 or more 

 exactly from 1853, the date of his removal from the Santee coun- 

 try and to Aiken, S. C, until his death in 1887, and includes 

 many extra-South Carolina specimens received through exchange 

 as well as the main South Carolina collection. The South Car- 

 olina portion covers the state generally, though how completely 

 the new catalog must determine. It is most desirable that this 

 Ravenel herbarium should be made accessible to botanists and 

 it is hoped that Converse's new endowment will enable the au- 

 thorities to properly house and care for such a valuable posses- 

 sion. 



Clemson College can claim no old and classic herbarium but 

 it has the distinction of having done more field work than any 

 other institution in the state. Its work among the cryptogams 

 has been considerable while its herbarium of South Carolina 

 phenogams contains about 2000 specimens, representing 620 

 determined species. These specimens were collected chiefly 

 by A. P. Anderson in 1897-98, and by H. D. House in 1906. All 

 but a small per cent were found within a radius of twenty miles 

 of the College. The herbarium is well mounted and classified, 

 is accessible and in good condition. No important additions 

 have been made since Dr. House left Clemson but Mr. A. B, 

 Massey of the botanical department has for two years been mak- 

 ing a careful study of the local flora and may be expected to 

 publish results from time to time. I spent the month of July 

 within two miles of Clemson College and have had ample oppor- 

 tunity to study its herbarium. With the assistance of Miss Eliz- 

 abeth P. Ravenel and Miss Nannie P. Ravenel I have cataloged 

 all of the South Carolina specimens and am now recording them 

 in the plant survey files. I wish here to express my apprecia- 

 tion of the generous way in which Professor Barre and other 



2 Proc. Amer. Aaso. Adv. Sci., Charleston meeting, 1850, 2-17. See also Bull. Chaa. Mus., 

 VIII, 1912, 43^9. 



