Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club/Volume 35/The published work of Lucien Marcus Underwood

The published work of Lucien Marcus Underwood *

&emsp; The accompanying list of Professor Underwood's publications comprises 212 entries. Nearly two hundred of these relate directly to botanical topics, and it is noteworthy that his first two papers, like his last three, dealt with ferns, and more than one third of the entire number were devoted to the Pteridophyta. The entries may be classified according to subject as follows:

&emsp; The various papers and sets of exsiccatae are listed as nearly as possible in chronological order, and nearly all of them have been examined while this bibliography has been in course of preparation. It would be rash to assert that the list is complete, but it is hoped that it approximates completeness. It should be explained, however, that no attempt has been made to include contributions to newspapers, of which it is believed that there were many.

&emsp; During the years 1898-1902, Professor Underwood was editor-in-chief of the Torrey Botanical Club, and as such edited volumes 25-29 of the Bulletin and a part of volume 6 and all of volumes 7-12 of the Memoirs. The last two numbers of volume 12 of the Memoirs were not published until 1906 and 1907, but Professor Underwood, at the request of his successor, saw them through the press, and his name appears as editor upon the title-page of the volume. As editor of the Bulletin, he supervised the preparation of the Index to recent literature relating to American botany, published in monthly installments throughout the term of his editorship. He did not, however, do all of the work of preparation of material for the Index.

&emsp; * Presented at a memorial meeting of the Torrey Botanical Club, January 29,1908.

&emsp; Professor Underwood left no considerable amount of unpublished manuscript in a sufficiently advanced state to make it likely that it will be published posthumously. A portion of his manuscript of the Pteridophyta for the North American Flora can be utilized in the forthcoming numbers of that work, in the establishment of which he held such an important place and in the progress of which he took such a lively interest. He had also nearly ready for publication a genealogy of the Underwood families of America, which he had hoped to see through the press during the present winter of 1907-1908. It is much to be desired that some way may be found of issuing this work in accordance with his wishes.