Correspondence : Meehan (Thomas) and Engelmann (George), 1859-1883

By

Meehan, Thomas, 1826-1901

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

Incoming correspondence to George Engelmann from Thomas Meehan, for 1859-1883. The correspondence relates to the development of embryos, fertilization, fruiting; production of male and female flowers. Morphology of impregnation of pines. Cultivation and observations of plants for Engelmann. Theories on plant development reproducing the sequence of evolutionary development with observations. Theories on wood formation, bark formation. Academy of Sciences. Theories on bud development with observations; flowering times. Variation within species rather than separate species. Biographical information Publication of Illustrations. Theories and observations on timberline, grasses, soil retention, elevation.

Folder contains original letters.

Subjects

(1827-1901) , (Aubrey Henry) , (Charles Eastwick) , (George Washington), , (Joseph Hinson), , (Thomas Conrad), , (William St. Julian) , 1786-1859 , 1799-1865 , 1800-1889 , 1806-1893 , 1809-1884 , 1810-1888 , 1811-1875 , 1812-1878 , 1813-1887 , 1814-1875 , 1815-1891 , 1815-1895 , 1816-1893 , 1817-1893 , 1820-1883 , 1820-1900 , 1822-1901 , 1824-1909 , 1826-1901 , 1829-1903 , 1832-1904 , 1838-1888 , 1839-1922 , 1840-1913 , Bark , Beecher, Henry Ward, , Breeding , Burk, Issac, , Candolle, Alphonse de, , Correspondence , Ecology , Embryos , Engelmann, George, , Fertilization of plants , Gramineae , Gray, Asa, , Growth , Growth (Plants) , Hoopes, Josiah, , Lapham, Increase Allen, , Letterman, George W , Letters , Lindley, John, , Mazyck, W. St. J , Meehan, Thomas, , Mellichamp, J. H , Murray, Andrew, , Nuttall, Thomas, , Parker, Charles F , Pinaceae , Pinus , Plants , Plants, Flowering of , Porter, Thomas C , Prang, Louis, , Redfield, John Howard, , Rothrock, Joseph T., , Schott, Arthur, , Shaw, Henry, , Smith, Aubrey H , Smith, Charles E , Spruce, Richard, , Trees , Tryon, George W , Variation , Wood

BHL Collections

Engelmann Papers, Missouri Botanical Garden

Call Number

Archives Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 871571502