284 The Botanical Gazette. [May, 
any in the University of Pennsylvania; B. D. Halsted, pro- 
fessor of botany in Rutgers College, and botanist of the New 
Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; S. M. Tracy of the 
Mississippi Agricultural College, director and botanist of the 
Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station. 
At the opening of Cornell University in 1868 he was called 
to the chair of botany, arboriculture and horticulture. The 
botanical department for several years did not have rooms de- 
voted entirely to the work in botany, but made use of rooms 
at intervals when they were not occupied by other classes, and 
there was, therefore, a lack of room for carrying on desired 
laboratory work, as there was also at that time lack of suit- 
able apparatus or illustrative material. The first course offered 
was in systematic botany during the autumn of the opening 
of the university in 1868. This was attended by four students 
who came from other institutions and who had some previous 
training in botany, the lectures being given in what is known 
as Morrill Hall. In the spring term the department was 4s- 
flora, and this led ultimately through the enthusiasm of such 
men as Dr. D. S. Jordan, now president of Leland Stanford, 
Jt., University, Dr. J. C. Branner and Professor W. R. Dud- 
ley, of the same institution, to a careful and systematic study 
of the interesting flora of this region, and the publication 
later by Professor Dudley of the Cayuga Flora. In 1875 oF 
department was moved to more commodious and permanent 
equipment in the way of models and other illustrative mate 
rial had by this time considerably increased, and some i 
courses were offered. In 1873 an instructor, David 5. bes 
dan, was for the first time appointed, and in the following 
year W. R. Dudley was appointed instructor, and sag 
to occupy this position until promoted to the assistant pre ie 
Sorship in 1876-77. In 1881 the laboratory was further ¢ , 
tended, and a large conservatory was erected in connecti® 
with the department. 
