Word: floras
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...flora of the arid region consists of good timber in the north and in the south at great heights; brush wood in the north, cactus and similar plants in the south. The grass in the western part is excellent for grazing purposes. The rainfall in this region is from 10 to 15 inches per year, while 23 inches are necessary for profitable agriculture. The snow in the mountains, however, fills the streams and brooks, and although a great deal of the water is wasted, a large amount of it is used to great advantage by irrigation. Reservoirs are being built...
After a description of the chief physical and natural characteristics of the country, its flora, fauna, peculiar scenery, which makes the landscape grotesque rather than picturesque, he went on to tell how he happened to visit "the land of the dawning" as a naturalist and investigator. The description of his life among the natives, of its dangers, trials, and compensations, was one of the most interesting portions of the lecture...
...with particular emphasis on his career during the forty-five years of his connection with the University. He said that even from the beginning of this period he was recognized as one of the rising men in the scientific world, and that later by his indefatigable labors on the flora of America, he became recognized as the leading botanist of his generation. Dr. McKenzie was peculiarly fitted for his task of giving an estimate of this naturalist's life. He was his friend and ardent admirer, and, thoroughly understanding and appreciating him, was able to throw much valuable light...
...systems of botany were giving way to the natural system, and with Dr. Torrey, he was among the first to attempt the classification of species on the natural basis of affinity. Four years later, under the joint authorship of Asa Gray and John Torrey, the first part of the "Flora of North America" appeared. Professor Gray presented his herbarium, numbering more than 200,000 specimens, and his library of more than 2,500 botanical works, to Harvard in 1864. He received the degree of A. M. from Harvard in 1844 and of L. L. D. from Hamilton...
...meeting on Dec. 10th. A good many suggestions were made by Prof. Shaler, Prof. Farlow, Dr. Mark and Mr. Nolen, '84, about the kind of work the society ought to undertake. All agreed that original, independent work either in forming collections or in preparing lists of the fauna, flora and mineralia of certain parts of Eastern Massachusetts, would be the most useful and the most interesting work that the members of the society could do. It was felt that the work should not be of the same nature as that done in the natural history courses, but should rather...