Author: Frank Tweedy
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Published: 2015-08-05
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9781332301645
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Excerpt from Flora of the Yellowstone National Park In the following general notes on the flora of the Yellowstone National Park but little has been attempted beyond an enumeration of the Flowering Plants (Phsenogamia) and Vascular Cryptogams (Pteridophyta). The list of plants has been compiled from the following sources, neglecting a few species in the older collections, of doubtful synonym: - A collection of 605 species made by the author in the Yellowstone National Park during August and September, 1884, and June, July, August and September, 1885. A collection made by Robert Adams, Jr., in 1871. In U.S. Geol. Surv. Montana and adjacent Terr. F.V. Hayden. Wash., 1872. By Prof. John M. Coulter in 1872. In U.S. Geol. Surv. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. F.V. Hayden. Wash., 1873. By Dr. C.C. Parry in 1873. In Reconnaissance of Northwestern Wyoming. Capt. W.A. Jones. Wash., 1874. By Dr. W. H. Forwood in 1881. In Report of Lieut. Gen. P.H. Sheridan of his Expedition through the Big Horn Mts., Yellowstone Park, etc. Wash., 1882. By Dr. W.H. Forwood, in 1882. In Report of an Exploration of parts of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, made by Lieut. Gen. P. H. Sheridan. Wash., 1882. The thanks of the author are due to Dr. Asa Gray, Sereno Watson, Wm. M. Canby, Prof. C. S. Sargent, Dr. Geo. Yasey, F. L. Scribner, M. S. Bebb, and Wm. Boott, for the determination of nearly all the species of his collection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
