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Herbarium

Herbarium

Samuel Palmer's drawings of local flora as well as the plant specimens of the Biology Department Herbarium Collection are available for viewing online. A searchable database was created with a total of 6616 records. The database is available for demonstration and searches via the Internet.

Samuel Palmer

This tremendous amount of work was possible thanks the participation of Laura Carballo '05 and Sang Phadungchob '05, working in conjunction with a laboratory instructor. Funding was provided by the Biology Department and the Office of the Provost. Both the Swarthmore College Herbarium Collection and the Palmer Collection are managed under the supervision of Professor Jose-Luis Machado.

Herbarium Collection

Palmer Collection

A Century in the Crum is former student Robbie Hart's blog project pairing photos he's taken of Crum Woods flowers with the watercolors painted by naturalist Samuel Palmer some 50 years ago. (2006)

Interdisciplinary Special Majors

Swarthmore students may pursue interdisciplinary curricula developed by the faculty, or they may take the initiative to define their own distinct academic program with the support of faculty mentors.

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