All Items 3 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 3 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 3 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 2 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Todd, Mabel Loomis, 1856-1932 1 Location 2 Amherst 2 Massachusetts 2 Topic 6 Botany 2 Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. 2 Study and teaching (Higher) 2 Botanists 1 Correspondence 1 Poets, American 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 2 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 2 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Genre 2 Lecture notes 2 Correspondence 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 10 Folder 2 3 Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Cupressus - Cypress" Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Botany lecture notes by Edward Hitchcock discussing specific families, genera, and species of plants, along with descriptions of these plants, where they grow or are cultivated, and their uses. Some of the plants considered are palms, cypresses, and pines. Hitchcock additionally discusses the life of botanist Joseph Dombey in depth, and lists other distinguished botanists along with some information about their lives and works. Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Cupressus - Cypress" Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Botany" Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Lecture notes by Edward Hitchcock on botany. Hitchcock discusses the plant anatomy, plant reproduction, plant classification, the geography of plants, things that affect plant health and growth, and poisonous plants. He includes a few pages of notes on [John] Lindley's "An Introduction to Botany" and discusses the Linnaean taxonomy system in depth. Interspersed throughout Hitchcock has made notes to himself to dissect or show different types of plants to demonstrate what he is presenting or to show classroom drawings. Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Botany" Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd
