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liiade around Pike's Peak and other Colorado mountains, 

 and the plains at their base. He also purchased from the 

 late Charles Wright more than two thousand numbers of 

 his Cuban collection. 



At the death of Mr. SuUivant his large collection was 

 sent to Dr. Gray, and through his kindness the whole of the 

 foreign collection was incorporated in the Canby Her- 

 barium. This was particularly rich in the Spanish and 

 Grecian collections of Boissier, in the Siberian and Altai 

 collections of Bunge and Ledebour, in the Italian collections 

 of Tenore and Gasparini, and in a large and valuable 

 representation of the plants of France and Germany. He 

 also obtained a part of the Venezuela collection of Fendler, 

 and a goodly number of that of Mandon and other collec- 

 tors in the Cordilleras of South America. He also received 

 many specimens from Schultes Bipontinus, Dr. Schnor and 

 Karl Keck, of the various German countries, from Professor 

 Parlatore, of Italy, Rene Lenormand, of France, and many 

 others. 



From Professor Lenormand was also received a very 

 fine collection of the peculiar flora of New Caledonia, which 

 had been placed in his hands for study and distribution. 

 While on the subject of foreign specimens it must not be 

 forgotten to mention the many thousands of species received 

 from Baron von Mueller, of Australia, Professor MacOwen, 

 of South Africa, and Dr. Cheeseman, of New Zealand. 



In this country Mr. Canby has exchanged with every 

 one he could find who made good specimens, and has 

 purchased all the collections of Curtiss, Hall, Bolander, 

 Kellogg, and the other California and Oregon botanists. 

 Later he corresponded with Professor Post, of Syria, and 



