Papers relating to genus Carex, 1884-1900 (inclusive).

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Papers relating to genus Carex, 1884-1900 (inclusive).

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Consists of papers pertaining to Bailey's Carex work. Essentially they consist of annotated separates of two large papers by Bailey, with small papers and other notes interleaved. The two large papers are: Studies of the types of various species of the genus Carex from the Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club, v. 1, 1889 and A preliminary synopsis of North America Carices, including those of Mexico, Central America, and Greenland with the American bibliography of the genus from the Proceedings of the American Academy, 22, 1886.

ca. 1 linear ft.

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