Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth W. Barnett herbarium
This collection contains a bound herbarium embossed with "Flora Alpina" on the cover. The herbarium is inscribed "Mary L. Wilson from Marion Hill, 1889." Hill was a family relation of Barnett. Also a part of the herbarium is correspondence and two labeled envelopes with seeds from the Rocky Mountains. The specimens pressed within the herbarium are identified with botanical names and typically grow in alpine climates.
Emmie Castellow herbarium
This collection contains a herbarium inscribed "Emmie Castellow, S.F.C. May 18, 1896," presumedly created by Castellow for her work at Southern Female College (later Cox College). The herbarium includes specimens of Southeastern native wildflowers, trees, and shrubs in a notebook labeled "Drawing Book." Pressed specimens are identified with botanical names including family, genus, and species classification and some include common names.