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Hugh M. Neisler and John Torrey correspondence, 1853-1854

by: Neisler, Hugh M. (Hugh Mitchell), 1805-1884

Publication date: 1853

Topics: Botanical specimens, Neisler, Hugh M. (Hugh Mitchell), 1805-1884 -- Correspondence, Torrey, John, 1796-1873 -- Correspondence, Torrey, John, 1796-1873. Flora of North America, Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842, Elliott, Stephen, 1771-1830, Gray, Asa, 1810-1888, Olney, Stephen T. (Stephen Thayer), 1812-1878

Collection: nybgtorrey; biodiversity; NY_Botanical_Garden

Contributor: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library

Language: English

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Correspondence from Hugh M. Neisler to John Torrey, dated 1853-1854, discussing in detail a number of plant specimens found in his vicinity, and appealing to Torrey for help in identifying not only these, but also a correspondent whose name he cannot decipher. Obsolete plant names mentioned include Agrostis indica, Borya porulosa, Ceratochloa, Darbya, Digitaria dactylon, and Vilfa

John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden

Digitized under grant #PW-234827-16 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), with additional support from Carnegie Corporation of New York

Finding aid for the John Torrey papers available from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden and online

Abstract: Correspondence from Hugh M. Neisler to John Torrey, dated 1853-1854, discussing in detail a number of plant specimens found in his vicinity, and appealing to Torrey for help in identifying not only these, but also a correspondent whose name he cannot decipher. Obsolete plant names mentioned include Agrostis indica, Borya porulosa, Ceratochloa, Darbya, Digitaria dactylon, and Vilfa.