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HERBARIUM 
The nucleus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Herbarium was 
about 300 specimens collected within the borders of the Garden 
during 1912. This collection was augmented the same year by the 
gift of Dr. E. W. Olive, then curator of public instruction, of his 
private herbarium of 1,000 specimens of flowering plants, and also 
by the purchase of 2,900 specimens of parasitic fungi. At the 
close of 1912 the total number of specimens was about 4,200. In 
accordance with a resolution of the Executive Committee of the 
Board of Trustees adopted on October 14, 1913, on recommenda- 
tion of Mr. Alfred T. White, providing for the transfer of bo- 
tanical activities of the Brooklyn Museum, with the exception of 
the Botanical Museum, to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the entire 
Museum Herbarium, formerly in charge of Mr. E. L. Morris, 
curator of natural science, was transferred to the Garden in 
November, 1913. At the time of this transfer, the herbarium 
comprised the collections of William Calverley, Rev. Charles H. 
Hall, Rev. George D. Hulst, Rev. J. L. Zabriskie, Edward B. 
Sturges, E. S. Miller, and others, including approximately 30,000 
specimens of vascular plants, 5,000 bryophytes, 400 lichens and 
1,800 algae. From time to time, the Herbarium has been increased 
by gift, exchange, collecting, or purchase. Among this material 
may be mentioned the following: 
I. VASCULAR PLANTS 
a. General Herbarium 
North Eastern U. S. New York State: Mrs. O. P. Phelps, 
800; N. Taylor, 500; John McCallum, 1,700; E. B. Southwick, 
1,000. Eastern U. S.: E. L. Morris, 9,000 (rich in Plantago) ; 
W. M. Van Sickle, 4,000; R. M. Harper, 653; H. M. Denslow, 
214 orchids. Indiana and S. Dakota: E. W. Olive, 1,000. Michi- 
‘gan: F. C. Gates, 744. Missouri: H. Eggert, 294. New Jersey: 
L. H. Lighthipe, 7,000. New Jersey and New York: Henry 
Dautun, 3,000 (not including duplicates). 
Southern U.S. Arizona: J. A. Harris, 223. New Mexico: H. 
D. House, 1,607. Texas, etc.: L. H. Lighthipe, 150; G. W. Let- 
terman, I50._ . 
