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Bryology at The New York Botanical Garden, past and present

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Bryology has been a field of study at The New York Botanical Garden since its founding. Brief biographical sketches are provided for Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, Robert Statham Williams, and William Campbell Steere. The important bryological collections that have been acquired by NY are enumerated with a brief explanation of the circumstances.

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Buck, W.R. Bryology at The New York Botanical Garden, past and present. Brittonia 48, 399–403 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02805309

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