the labels and implies no judgment or designation by us. Since the original 
index was prepared without benefit of most of the volumes of Index muscorum , 
many inconsistencies appear, particularly in the designations and abbrevia¬ 
tions of authorities. 
Bartram^s association with the Farlow Herbarium was long, fruitful 
for both sides, and, except for an eight year hiatus, cordial, according 
to the Farlow directors’ correspondence. He held an appointment as Honorary 
Curator of Bryophytes from 1937 to his death, and identified most of the 
major exotic collections received by the Herbarium during that period. He 
served on the editorial board of Farlowia during the life of that journal 
(1943-1955) and contributed to all but one of the volumes. The Farlow 
Herbarium received under his will, besides a major herbarium, 13 large 
portfolio boxes of letters to him and two boxes of other manuscripts. Even¬ 
tually, the Farlow will be the beneficiary of the remainder of his estate, 
the income from which he designated for a bryological curatorship. 
Geneva Sayre 
Research Associate 
