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conduct a large piece of work well. At Ames he became interested 

 in a study of the storing of reserve food products in apple twigs. 

 The results of his investigation were eniljodied in a bulletin of 

 some size.' This work was later extende<l in a pul)lication, Memoirs 

 of the Torrey Botanical Club. 



Doctor Halsted was a most delightful correspondent, and a most 

 charming man to meet, naturally somewhat reticent in conversation, 

 but intensely in earnest and sincere about his work and affairs of 

 life. Doctor Halsted was a fine teacher according to the testimony 

 of those who had worked with him. I found, on coming- to Ames, 

 that the respect for him by his students was universal. On the occa- 

 sion of his death the faculty of Iowa State College at one of its reg- 

 ular meetings expressed appreciation as follows : 



"Dr. Pammel submitted the following resolution in regard to the death 

 of Dr. Byron D. Halsted, who was a member of the faculty of Iowa State 

 College from March 1, 1885, to December, 1889. 



"I am sure the older members of the faculty and students will remem- 

 ber Dr. Byron D. Halsted, who was a member of the faculty of Iowa 

 State College. Dr. Halsted died at New Bi-unswick, N. J., on August 22, 

 1918, as a result of paralysis. It would seem proper for this faculty to 

 adopt resolutions. 



"Be It Resolved, therefore, by the faculty of Iowa State College that 

 we appreciate the scientific labors of Dr. Byron Halsted; that as an 

 editor of the American Agriculturist, teacher at Iowa State College and 

 Rutger's College, and as an investigator in many lines of botanical work, 

 he furthered the agricultural and scientific interests of the state and na- 

 tion: that we honor his fidelity as an American citizen and his faithful- 

 ness in the discharge of every public and family duty. We feel proud of 

 the fact that Dr. Halsted was associated with this institution and we 

 shall always cherish the memory of this noble Christian and exemplary 

 citizen. Moved the adoption of this resolution and that a copy be sent 

 to the family and to Rutger's College." 



He entered Bussey Institute in 1874, being the first student Doc- 

 tor Farlow had. To students in mycology he will be remembered 

 for his discovery of the downy mildew {Plasmopara Halstedii) in 

 1875, which was named after him by Dr. G. W. Farlow, who only a 

 few months after the death of Doctor Halsted, also passed away. 



Dr. Halsted was registered in the Lawrence Scientific School. 

 His thesis, "The Classification and Description of American Char- 

 aceae," was presented at his examination for graduation in 1878, 

 and was published in the Boston Society of Natural Historv, volume 



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