1893.] George Vasey. 173 
and daughter of Dr. Isaac Barber, of New York. Soon after 
he met with a crushing financial disaster, largely dependent 
upon an imperfect title to his property. It was just at this 
time that Major Powell was organizing his Colorado Expedi- 
tion for 1868, and he desired to have Dr. Vasey accompany 
him as botanist. The devotion of Mrs. Vasey, who took 
entire charge of his young family and of his entangled finan- 
cial affairs, enabled him to accept this tempting offer. The 
expedition did not get under way until June, 1868. By the 
third of July it had reached Cheyenne and he had already 
collected one hundred and fifty species. On the twenty-first 
he wrote enthusiastically of his prospects and of the country, 
speaking of Denver as a ‘‘marvel of a place,” having ‘‘a pop- 
ulation of five or six thousand and many good brick business 
houses!” He returned in December with a splendid collec- 
ml which has enriched and enlarged several of the best 
‘ tnd of the country. He had now,wholly given himself 
P ni tanical pursuits, For a year he was associated with 
‘lessor Riley in the editorship of the ‘“‘Entomologist and 
rotanist,” published at St. Louis, and was also curator of the 
vatural H 
U. ant of the Department of Agriculture and Curator of the 
He received thi atrium, under the Smithsonian Institution. 
ray and Prof ment on the recommendation of Dr. 
erbarium, whil enry. When he assumed these duties, the 
Poor con dition ne most valuable material, was in 
ergetic admin of little use. Under Dr. Vasey’s wise and 
m 
®preciation mh Overcoming by patient effort the lack of 
: of those in high office who thought it a waste of 
y to advance the sciences which wait upon and 
tr i 
to make hi. q7eticulture, he finally obtained adequate means 
8 division one 
‘is first 
Woods 
*PPopriation foe ne SOME difficulty that he obtained a small 
i r this Purpose. This collection contained 
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