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Wisconsin, September 13, 1938, N. C. Fassett & J. W. Thomson, 

 Jr., no. 21822 (Type in Herb, of Wis.). Of the 58 sheets of 

 Prickly Ash from Wisconsin. 4 lack the sharp prickles usually char- 

 acteristic of this shrub. 



MiMULUs RiNGENS L., f. roscus, n.f., corolHs roseis. — Sandy 

 shore of the St. Croix River, Evergreen, St. Croix County, Wiscon- 

 sin, July 31, 1934, A^. C. Fassett, no. 21821 (Type in Herb. Univ. 

 of Wis.). 



Department of Botany 

 University of Wisconsin 



Clarence J. Elting and his Herbarium 



Homer D. House 



The New York State Museum has recently acquired as a gift 

 from Mrs. Elting, the herbarium of the late Clarence J. Elting of 

 Highland, Ulster County, New York. The collection is noteworthy 

 among small local herbaria because of the careful preparation, 

 preservation and correct identification of the material according to 

 the current floras of his day. Most of the specimens exhibit both 

 flowering and fruiting specimens, pressed and mounted with a skill 

 rarely seen in such collections, with fairly accurate data as to 

 locality and date. Over 90 percent of the specimens were collected 

 in eastern Ulster County, New York. The remainder are from 

 Mohonk, Minnewaska and Denning in Ulster County, with a few 

 from across the Hudson River in Dutchess County. Important as 

 a contribution to the local flora of New York City and vicinity it 

 calls for some mention of the principal items among the 1075 speci- 

 mens. 



Clarence J. Elting was born October 13, 1860, at Highland, 

 Ulster County, New York, where he spent most of his life until 

 his death on May 28, 1942. His interests were mainly amateur 

 photography, botany, genealogy and local history. He was a member 

 of the local historical societies and well known locally as an authority 

 upon such matters. The New Paltz Independent of Thursday, 

 June 4, 1942, contains additional information regarding his life 

 and activities. 



