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Herbarium, including over twenty-five individually formed her- 
baria of considerable size, and several smaller herbaria, and 
miscellaneous sets of plants. The collection is especially rich in 
specimens from all parts of the North American mainland, the 
West Indies, South America, Europe, China, the Philippines, and 
Australia, together with a fair representation of the vegetation of 
other parts of the world. 
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JOURNAL for March, 1goo, Dotted lines oe cases not yet installed, See 
ee for style of cases, cabinets and table: 
The importance of the Columbia herbarium, in addition to the 
specific elements referred to above, lies largely in the great bulk 
and variety of material brought together and preserved by Dr. 
Torrey while he maintained the center of botanical activity in 
North America. That period was conspicuously productive both 
of individuals interested in botany and of lasting botanical 
