Catalogue of specimens collected by the US Exploring Expedition and received by the Philadelphia Museum, 1838 - 1842
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(List - No. 3) The specimens belonging to the Botanical & Horticultural Department, ready to send to The U. States, are packed in five Tin Cases; each enclosed in a wooden Box. No. 1. Contains 677 Specimens of plants collected on the Island of Madacera. 500 do " do " 300 do " do " 200 do " do " 100 do " do " No. 2. Contains 320 do 280 do " do " Island of M. Sapo. 100 do " do " in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro. No. 3. Contains 600 do 530 do " do " Plants from the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro. 20 do " do " Collected on the Organ Mountain. 17 do " do " Coralline & Hydrophytes from M. Atlantic. 20 do " do " Hydrophytes collected at Madacera. No. 4. Contains 50 do 43 do " do " Papers of Lichens from the Island of Madacera. 17 do " do " Island of M. Sapo. No. 5. Contains 53 do 43 do " do " Vicinity of Rio de Janeiro. 10 do " do " Also, Dry roots of Gesneriaceae, Primulaceae, Cattleya, Orchidaceae, Begonia etc. from the Organ Mountains. Cactus & Vanilla aromatica, etc. etc. Total number of Specimens from Madacera - 100 do from M. Sapo - 320 do from vicinity of Rio de Janeiro - 800 do from Organ Mountains - 530 Total 2661 The specimens are packed in bundles, and the labels where they were collected written on the cover; also the number of specimens in each bundle. The seeds are all marked and the locality given.