The Harvey Herbarium.
In our last issue of the BULLETIN we advertised
the fact that we hold for sale the Herbarium of
that distinguished botanist, the late Professor W.
H. Harvey, of Triaty College, Dublin. We
have had some inquiries about this Hebarium
from parties considering the question of it pur-
chase. For its contents we refer to the resume
given in last BULLETIN. For its character,
quality and value we can only repeat that this is
one of the most celebrated botanical collections
which has ever been before the public. It long
held in Great Britain the position (due to its
comprehensice fullness) and the reputation which
Dr. Gray's celebrated Herbarium at Harvard
holds in this country.
Professor W. H. Brewer, the well-known bot-
anist and naturalist of Yale College, says:
"Professor W. H. Harvey was one of the most
noted botanists in the generation just preceding
this, and when Systematic Botany was the subject
of vastly more study than now, and when a large
number of collectors and explorers were in the
field gathering in the species for comparison and
study. He took advantage of the time, to gather
a Herbarium representing the vegetation of
various lands. He was a standard writer, and
the results of his work occupy an important
place in botanical literature. For such a work
as his an Herbarium as extensively as the whole
boundary of science was necessary. Some of the
very first specimens from Arizona and Southern
California found their place in this Herbariuta.
(See Bot. California, vol. p. 555.)
This noted Herbarium would be a treasure
for any college where Systematic Botany is
taught. Beyond the great expense and the long
years which were required in its making, it has a
notable value in connection with the history of
Botanical Science."
We hold this celebrated Herbarium still on
sale. It is carefully mounted and labelled by
Harvey himself, and contains no less than seven-
teen thousand species, with a total of over seventy-
thousand specimens. These from all parts of
the world. For its contents and range, see page
16 of our last BULLETIN.
Price of Herbarium, $3,000.
