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The F. M. Hexamer herbarium, European and North American. 



The H. E. Hasse herbarium, North America, largely Cali- 

 fornian. 



The Per A. Bydberg herbarium, North American and 

 European. 



The Lewis R. Gibbes herbarium. North American, mainly 

 from South Carolina. 



The Peter V. LeRoy herbarium, miscellaneous. 



The Harry Edwards herbarium. North American, mainly 

 Californian. 



The Anna M. Vail herbarium, eastern North America. 



The Francis E. Lloyd herbariuin. North American, largely 

 from Oregon. 



The A. Vigener herbarium, mainly European and Mexican. 



The E. O. Howe herbarium. North American, largely fungi. 



The American museum of natural history herbarium, miscel- 

 laneous. 



The Torrey botanical club herbarium, vicinity of New York 

 city. 



The T. F. Allen herbarium t)f Characeae. 



The George Y, Nash herbarium, miscellaneous, mostly Ameri- 

 can. 



The A. Henry herbarium of Chinese plants. ' 



The Elizabeth G. Britton, herbarium, eastern North America. 



The Gustav Bampsperger herbarium, miscellaneous. 



2 Columbia herbarium. The Columbia university herbarium 

 was begun early in the last century by Dr John Torrey, and 

 contains the material upon which his botanical writings, extend- 

 ing over half a century, were based. Ou this foundation the 

 present Columbia herbarium was built. Mr John J. Crooke en- 

 riched it by two valuable collections: one, that of Prof. C. J. 

 Meisner, of Basle, Switzerland, and the other that of the late 

 Dr A. W. Chapman, of Apalachicola Fla. A few years later 

 the mosses, and many of the hepatics and lichens accumulated 

 by C. F. Austin, were incorporated in it, while the most recent 

 acquisitions of great size and importance, are the most famous 

 collection of mosses brought together from all parts of the 



