1896, ] Albert Nelson Prentiss. 285 
For more than a decade in the early history of the univer- 
sity the entire oversight of the large grounds of Cornell Uni- 
versity fell to the lot of the professor of botany, and to those 
who know anything of the wild condition of the grounds at 
that time the duties of this position will not seem small. In 
facta large part of the time of Professor Prentiss during the 
eatly years was given to personal supervision of the improve- 
ment of the grounds and the planting of trees, many of the 
summer vacations as well as the spare time obtained from the 
instruction being devoted entirely to this work. One of the 
frst plans projected by him for the improvement of the grounds 
was the starting of a small nursery of native plants, the seeds 
of which were planted at the opening of the university. Ow- 
ing to lack of funds for the care of this nursery most of the 
on Bast avenue. 
nthe summer and autumn of 1870 Professor Prentiss was 
‘bsent in Brazil with what is usually spoken of as the ‘‘Cor- 
* Exploring Expedition.” In university history this expe- 
dition is usually known as the ‘‘Morgan Expedition” in honor 
: the Hon. Edwin Barber Morgan of Aurora, N. Y., who 
dneuted a considerable sum toward the cost. The expe- 
nat was organized by Professor C. F. Hartt, at that time 
Professo aking collections in 
iss 1 resources of the 
0 
a Prentiss, The party sailed from New York the latter part 
the a teturning early in January, 1871. 
aha. wcY Of the Amazon for a distance 0 ’ 
Ve Pard, as well as the rivers Chingu and Tapajos, 
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