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tural College; but most of it, unfortunately, was destroyed by fire in 

 1890. Both of these gentlemen were at one time students of the Col- 

 lege, the former graduating in 1891, and for nine years has been the in- 

 structor or assistant professor of botany. 



In 1891, the College purchased the herbarium of the late Dr. Daniel 

 Clark, of Flint, Michigan, consisting of a little over 5,000 species. This 

 collection was made in Flint, Genesee county, and vicinity, and en- 

 larged by exchanges. It was especially complete in Michigan plants. 

 His notes, also, are now the property of the College. 



While a student at this College, and previously, G. H. Hicks devoted 

 much time to collecting and preserving Michigan plants, more especially 

 in Crawford and Shiawassee counties. Mr. Hicks graduated at this 

 College in 1892, and at once became instructor in botany. Notes of all 

 this collection are possessed by the College, as well as 87 species of 

 Michigan plants. 



The writer (W. J. Beal) collected, in 1862 and later, and preserved 

 plants, from Lenawee county and elsewhere. In 1889 these plants came 

 into the possession of the College. 



G. F. Comstock, in 1845 to 1850, prepared an herbarium of plants col- 

 lected in Lenawee and Hillsdale counties. These are at the College. 



Here, also, are preserved collections made by O. A. Farwell, in Kewee- 

 naw county, consisting of 450 specimens, and 101 specimens collected in 

 the vicinity of Detroit. 



In 1891, at the expense of the College, C. F. Wheeler visited the south- 

 eastern, southwestern and northern portions of the State, making 

 notes, and collected 500 plants. 



In 1892, there was purchased for the herbarium a collection of plants, 

 a considerable part of which (perhaps 300 species) was collected in the 

 State by D. A. Pelton, a graduate of the College. 



C. K. Dodge, of Port Huron, for some years past has been an indus- 

 trious collector of Michigan plants. Of these, the herbarium contains 

 400 species. We also have a unique collection of 46 specimens made in 

 Lake St. Clair, by A. J. Pieters. From Professor C. D. McLouth we 

 have 200 species of Michigan plants, collected in Muskegon county. 



From time to time, collections have been made in Central Michigan 

 by Professor C. F. Wheeler, G. H. Hicks, the writer and others, and the 

 specimens are in the herbarium, as follows: Flowing plants, ferns and 

 their allies, 350; fungi, 390. 



From Professor C. A. Davis of Alma College, we have received 88 

 species. 



From Professor H. C. Beardslee and Chas. A. Kofoid, we received, in 

 1890, full notes and many specimens of plants collected in Cheboygan 

 county. 



Mainly through the zeal and forethought of the late President E. Wil- 

 lits, in 1888, an examination of the country between Harrisville, in 

 Alcona county, and Frankfort in Benzie county was made by a number of 

 persons working in the interest of the State Forestry Commission and the 

 State Experiment Station. This survey, though lasting for only two 

 weeks, was made in the interests of scientific agriculture in its broadest 

 sense. Besides the writer, the party consisted of L. H. Bailey, the pro- 

 fessor of horticulture; O. F. Wheeler, now assistant professor of botany; 

 L. H. Dewey and D. A. Pelton, then seniors of the College. Representa- 



