. Biology in America. Biology. Biological Institutions 65 Similar in conception to the Missouri Botanical Garden is the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx Park in New York City, which was established in 1891 through the initiative of the Torrey Botanical Club, which takes its name from one of its founders, the pioneer botanist, John Torrey, who, like others of his early colleagues, was well versed in other sciences than that in which he earned his reputation. Commencing his career as a physician he subsequently became professor of the natural sciences at West Point, the. A View of the Arno
. Biology in America. Biology. Biological Institutions 65 Similar in conception to the Missouri Botanical Garden is the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx Park in New York City, which was established in 1891 through the initiative of the Torrey Botanical Club, which takes its name from one of its founders, the pioneer botanist, John Torrey, who, like others of his early colleagues, was well versed in other sciences than that in which he earned his reputation. Commencing his career as a physician he subsequently became professor of the natural sciences at West Point, the. A View of the Arnold Arboretum with Bank of Laurel on the Left Courtesy of Professor Sargent. College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of the City of New York, Princeton and Columbia, and was for many years assayer in the New York assay office. On Torrey fell the duty, among others, of working up the collections of plants gathered by the many exploring expeditions, which at this time were pushing the frontier of America out through the trackless west. On the outskirts of Boston is one of the most beautiful and unique collections of plants in the world. The Arnold Arboretum is the joint product of Boston and Harvard. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Young, R. T. (Robert Thompson), b. 1874. Boston, R. G. Badger
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