![]() ![]() Vivid-blooming ribbed cacti have been observed as they were brought To visit the shop of a cactus fancier just after he had returned fromĪ collecting trip and saw with amazement the large tow-sacks filled Injury to trees and shrubs along highways. Of 1933 passed a law forbidding the picking of flowers and Has it been considered necessary to protect them. The flowers of Texas have been so very abundant that only recently Time of collecting were later drawn from pressed specimens and Of Texas Herbarium a few which could not be painted at the Specimens carefully checked with verified material in the University In nearly all cases they were made from fresh The water color paintings on which the manual is based were Which has about 300 showy members in Texas, had to be limited to Impossible because of lack of space to add many widely distributed Include representatives of the more important plant families, it was Included so that they may be recognized and protected. A few rare and beautiful flowers have been State, but it is hoped that it will prove helpful in identifying some The present manual is not intended as a guide to the flora of the State, omitting some of the well-known plants which have been frequently Was thought best to use those widely distributed throughout the As such a limited number could be included, it Will not be disappointed at not finding some of his favorite flowers in If the reader will keep these figures in mind, perhaps he About half of these have showy, conspicuousįlowers, and many of them are very limited in their distribution Today nearly five thousand species of flowering plants have been The state and have added many new names to the list of native These early pioneers, many scientists have visited nearly all parts of Making important additions in Southwest Texas. Charles Wright, a Yale graduate,Ĭame to Texas in 1837, first collecting plants in East Texas and later ![]() German botanist, moved to Texas and began his noteworthy studyĪnd collection of Texas plants. In 1833-34 Drummond visited Southeast Texas andĬollected 700 species of plants. In arousing the interest of Thomas Drummond, a Scotch botanistĪnd collector. Of the boundary region between Texas and Mexico betweenīerlandier’s first collection was instrumental, a few years later, Louis Berlandier, a French botanist,Įndured the hardships of the Teran Expedition for the exploration Numerous plant collectors since the first specimens were collected in State can boast of a varied and interesting flora which has attracted ![]() Source of study and pleasure to scientists and flower lovers. For more than a century the wild flowers of Texas have been a ![]()
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