Word: herbarium
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...herbarium has grown so large that the present building may soon have to be enlarged to accomodate the increasing collections, Professor Fernald said...
More than 58,000 plants, collected in all parts of the world, were received during the past year at the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, Merritt L. Fernald 1B, director, has announced in his annual report...
...these more than 32,000 mounts were added to the organized collection, bringing the total at the herbarium to approximately 950,000. Based on the private collections of Asa Gray, pioneer American botanist, the Herbarium is the world's finest collection of North and South American flore, representing more than a hundred years of continuous, carefully directed growth...
...Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum was increased by important collections from China, Malaysia, India, Australia, Africa, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The additions of 21,000 specimens brought the Herbarium total to 430,000 mounted sheets...
...Botanic Garden has been thoroughly inspected and replanted by botanists. With the aid of the Arboretum staff, 13 large moribund trees were removed. Considrable renovation and replanting was done in the garden of the Gray Herbarium...