Word: herbarium
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...arboretum is not an intrinsically exciting affair, at least for laymen. It usually consists of a plot full of different kinds of trees, shrubs, plants, an herbarium for storage of pressed leaves, and a library filled with taxanomical tomes and like readings. The Arnold garden's distinction lies in its being one of the world's best. Begun in 1872 with money provided by a New Bedford Merchant, land supplied by Harvard, and genius provided by the first Arnold Professor, Charles Sprague Sargent, it has acquired one of the most varied and complete collections of plants in the world...
...splitting the field into two Areas, each with a chairman, presided over by a Biological Council. The Arboretum fell on both sides of the dividing line: the living collections were to go into one Area, and all research dependent on preserved matter would go into the other. The herbarium and library were slated to be moved to Cambridge...
...They submitted a proposed vote in line with their views. Toward the end of 1952 the Bell Committee issued a policy statement that favored dropping the Bailey Plan regarding the Arboretum, but also in favor, if the Corporation should consider it in the Arboretum's interest, of moving the herbarium and library to the new fire-proof building in Cambridge. This the Overseers approved and sent on. Another scientific inquiry was launched the result was affirmative and the President and Fellows proceded to the vote of January...
When counsel applied for use of Fingold's name, Assistant Attorney General Harris J. Booras was given the job of investigating. Twice he spoke with both sides, and he made trips to the Arboretum land the new herbarium in Cambridge. He also received bales of letters, one of which--from Oscar M. Shaw of Ropes, Gray--assumed major importance. This letter, which according to the petitioners "teems with bad law, unjustifiable statements of alleged fact and misleading advice." was more or less followed in the memo handed down by Booras later, the memo which concluded 'by direction of the Attorney...
...with President Pusey. The result of these goings on was a letter from the President to members of the Association deploring the ill-will, outlining the concessions he and the Fellows had made, and pleading for confidence. The reaction was as cool as the air conditioning in the new herbarium. The two directors, however, resigned from the Association at this failure...