Name: Second Annual Report of the Botanical Office of the Province of British Columbia
Narrative: Item is an annual report of the British Columbia addressed to Henry Esson Young, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education. In the second annual report of the Botanical Office, Davidson remarks on the developments made within the department over the past year (1914). He discusses the rapid growth of the Herbarium; gives praise to the many volunteer botanical correspondents; announces new staff appointments and their contributions; proposes experimental work as a future goal as well as continued botanical research; and mentions the lecture series on botany that have been made available to the public. Davidson also highlights the botanical explorations of the province and a botanical survey of the Garibaldi Mountain Region. The report contains numerous illustrations.
Web Site Accession Number: 1914.680.0055
Object Height: 25.5 cm
Object Width: 18 cm
Credit: University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research (British Columbia Archives, NW 580.7 B862)
Object Date(s): 19140000
Artist: Davidson, John
Media: book
Locale of Artwork: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
