[NHCOLL-L:2802] Old Herbaria

[Shirley S Albright]

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to locate 4 missing herbaria that were once housed at the New 
Jersey State Museum (pre 1910).   There were referred to in Witmer 
Stone's 1910 Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum, "Plants of 
New Jersey".    They were described as:

1.  A collection by Mr. C.S. Gross, formerly of Landisville, containing 
about 2000 sheets of plants from Pleasant Mills, Mays Landing and vicinity.
2.   A collection by Prof. Austin P. Apgar, formerly of Trenton.
3.  A collection by Benjamin Heritage containing a full series of plants 
from Mickelton and vicinity.
4.  A collection by Charles D. Lippincott containing plants of 
Swedesboro and other parts of southern New Jersey.

It's possible these collections were broken apart and disseminated to 
universities or private owners.   They may be distinguishable by labels 
referring to these gentlemen as "collectors" of the specimen(s).    
Unfortunately, I do not have any samples of their handwriting.

I would appreciate any responses.

Thank you.
Shirley Albright
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