> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 322](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33265999) of TL-2 Suppl. IV > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/1781-1) LSID 1781-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1548577) QID Q1548577 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Cook, Orator Fuller (1867-1949), American botanist, born in Clyde, New York, graduated at Syracuse University 1890, instructor ib. 1891, married Alice Cook (née Carter) in 1892, from 1891-1898 agent of the State Colonization Society in Liberia (at Huntington, N.Y.), in 1897 curator of the cryptogams at the National Herbarium at Washington D.C., joined U.S.D.A. 1898, until his retirement 1927, maintained an office also after 1927. **Abbreviated name**: *O.F. Cook* \[standard form in IPNI: *O.F.Cook*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection US|US]] (15.000 crypt.), further material at [[Collection BPI|BPI]], [[Collection DPU|DPU]], [[Collection HH (sensu TL-2)|HH]], [[Collection MO|MO]], [[Collection NY|NY]], [[Collection PH|PH]] (Hepatics), [[Collection WELC|WELC]]. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 1: 376 (b. 28 Mai 1867); BL 1: 230, 291; Hortus 3: 1190; IH 2: 137; Kew 1: 608-609; LS 5550-5553, 8247, 32.217; LS suppl. 5570-5571; Stevenson p. 1239; Tucker 1: 169; Urban-Berl. p. 297; Zander ed. 10, p. 646, ed. 11, p. 735. #### Biofile - Anon., Bot. Gaz. 12(5): 120. Mai 1887 (with L.M. Underwood getting material for sets of exsiccatae of the Hepaticae), 14(2): 48. 1889 (on the *Hepaticae Americanae*), 15(8): 216. 1890 (6-7 decades); Bot. Centralbl. 70(19/20): 239. 11 Mai 1897 (curator of crypt. herbarium US); Deut. bot. Monatsschr. 15(6): 187. 1897 (curator of crypt. herbarium at Washington D.C.); Kew Bull. 1897: 204 (C. appointed botanist at U.S.D.A.); Who's who in America 17: 580. 1932. - Barnhart, J.H., J. New York Bot. Gard. 13: 40. 1922, 28: 136.1927 (detailed note on his life). - Corrrell, D.C., Notes about O.F. Cook, Principes 27(2): 81-82. 1983. - Croat, T.B., Flora of Barro Colorado Island 5. 1978 (collection early 1920's). - Herrera, F.L., Estud. Fl. Dept. Cuzco 1930 (see p. 19, 20). - Kearney, T.H., Leafl. Western Bot. 8(12): 278-279. 1958 (portrait on horse, Arizona 1901). - Read, R.W., Orator Fuller Cook: His Itinerary, Principes 27(2): 83-84. 1983 (list of travels 1893-1930). - Rodgers, A.D., Liberty Hyde Bailey 270, 272, 285. 1949. - Rudd, V.E., O.F. Cook and palms, Principes 27(2): 77-80. 1983. - Rudd, V.E. et al, Principes 27(2): 76. 1983 (portr.). - Sayre, G., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 19(3): 306. 1 Mai 1975 (collections). - Stieber, M.T., Huntia 4: 154. 1982 (field notes at US). - Stieber, M.T. and A.L. Karg, Huntia 5(3): 109-110. 1984 (bot. papers at Hunt Institution). - Smit, P. and R.J.Ch.V. ter Laage, eds., Essays in biohistory 230, 241, 247, 248, 291. 1970. #### Composite works - (1) With Lucien Marcus Underwood: *A Century of illustrative fungi*, see TL-2/6: 587, 21 pages, with 100 exsiccatae, Syracuse, N.Y., 1889, see e.g. Bot. Centralbl. 41(3/4): 66. 22 Jan 1890. - (2) Idem, see TL-2/6: 587, *Hepaticae americanae*, decades 1-20,1887-1899, nos. 1-200, q.v. - (3) *Inventory No. 2 of foreign seeds and plants imported by O.F. Cook* by the section of seed and plant introduction, nos. 1101-1900, USDA, Oct., 194 p. ### Publications ##### n.27.318. Stability **Title** *Stability* in *generic nomenclature*... Reprinted from Science... 1898. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 12 Aug 1898 (date on p. \[1\]), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-9. *Copy*: BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Science, ser. 2. 8(189): 186-190. 1898. ##### n.27.319. method of types **Title** The *method of types*... Reprinted from Science... 1898. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 14 Oct 1898 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-7. *Copies*: B, BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Science, ser. 2. 8(198): 513-516. 1898. ##### n.27.320. Four categories of species **Title** *Four categories of species*... The American Naturalist... 1899. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Apr 1899 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 287-297. *Copy*: BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Amer. Natural. 33(388): 287-297. 1899. ##### n.27.321. method of types in botanical nomenclature **Title** The *method of types in botanical nomenclature*... Reprinted from Science... 1900. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 28 Sep 1900 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-14. *Copies*: BKL, L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Science, ser. 2. 12(300): 475-481. 1900. ##### n.27.322. The origin and distribution of the Cocoa Palm **Title** *The origin and distribution of the Cocoa Palm*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1901. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Orig. distr. Cocoa Palm*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 24 Sep 1901 (in journal, mss. sent for printing 12 Jun 1901, see p. iii, Nat. Nov. Nov (2) 1901), p. \[i\*\], \[i\]-v, 257-293. *Copies*: G, MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7(2). 1901. ##### n.27.323. The chayote **Title** *The chayote*: a tropical vegetable... Washington (U.S. Departement of Agriculture...) 1901. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1901 (Nat. Nov. Apr (1) 1902), cover-t.p., *pl. 1* (uncol. phot.), p. \[1\]-38, *pl. 2-8* (id). *Copies*: G, MO. – Issued as Bull. U.S.D.A. Div. Bot. no. 28. 1901. ##### n.27.324. Types and synonyms **Title** *Types and synonyms*... Reprinted from Science... 1902. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 25 Apr 1902 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[647\]-657. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Science, ser. 2. 15(382): 646-656 \[sic\]. 1902. ##### n.27.325. Economic plants of Porto Rico **Title** *Economic plants of Porto Rico*... Contributions from the United States National Herbarium... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1903. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Econ. pl. Porto Rico*. **Notes** *Co-author*: Guy N. Collins (1872-1938), see TL-2/this Supplement. *Publ*.: 27 Jun 1903 (in journal; Nat. Nov. Aug (3) 1903), cover-t.p., p. 57-269, *pl. 14-60* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: L, MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8(2). 1903. ##### n.27.326. nomenclature **Title** The *nomenclature* of the *royal palms*... From the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club... 1904. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 24 Jun 1904 (in journal), p. 349-355. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Torrey bot. Club 31(6): 349-355. 1904. ##### n.27.327. Evolution of weevil-resistance in cotton **Title** *Evolution of weevil-resistance in cotton*... Reprinted from Science... 1904. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 18 Nov 1904 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-10. *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from Science, ser. 2. 20(516): 666-670. 1904. ##### n.27.328. Cotton culture in Guatemala **Title** *Cotton culture in Guatemala*... Reprint from Yearbook of Department of Agriculture \[U.S.A.\] for 1904. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1904 (date on reprint), cover-t.p., p. \[i, t.p.\], ii, 475-488, *pl. 65-67* (uncol. phot.). *Copy*: B. -Reprinted and to be cited from Yearb. Dept. Agric. \[U.S.A.\], 1904:475-488, *pl. 65-67.* ##### n.27.329. Food plants of ancient America **Title** *Food plants of ancient America*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1904. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1904, cover-t.p., p. \[i, t.p.\], 481-497. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Smithsonian Report 1903: 481-497. 1904. *Note*: A revision of an article on *The American origin of agriculture*, Popular Science Monthly Oct 1902 (n.v.). ##### n.27.330. Evolution of cellular structures **Title** *Evolution of cellular structures*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1905. Oct. (*Evol. Cell. struct.*). **Notes** *Co-author*: Walter Tennyson Swingle (1871-1952), see TL-2/6: 127-129. *Publ*.: 4 Aug 1905 (date on cover-t.p.; Nat. Nov. Nov (2) 1905), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-26, *pl. 1* (uncol. draw.). *Copies*: B, HH, L. – Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Bulletin no. 81. 1905. ##### n.27.331. vital fabric of descent **Title** The *vital fabric of descent*... Washington D.C. (Published by the \[Washington\] Academy \[of Sciences\]) 1906. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 19 Mar 1906 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[301\]-323. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Proc. Washington Acad. Sci. 7: 301-323. 1906. ##### n.27.332. Change of Vegetation on the South Texas prairies **Title** *Change of Vegetation on the South Texas prairies*... U.S.D.A. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry... 1908. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Change veget. S. Texas*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1908, p. \[1\]-7. *Copies*: HH, MO. – Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Circular no. 14. 1908. ##### n.27.333. Methods and causes of evolution **Title** *Methods and causes of evolution*... Washington (Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry)... 1908. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Meth. caus. evol.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1908, p. \[1\]-35. *Copy*: HH (fide Tucker 1: 169). – Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. no. 36. 1908. ##### n.27.334. Origin of the Hindi cotton **Title** *Origin of the Hindi cotton*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1909. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Orig. Hindi cott.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 11 Dec 1909 (date on p. \[1\]), p. \[1, cover-t.p.\]-21. *Copy*: B. – Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Circular no. 42. 1909. ##### n.27.335. Vegetation affected by agriculture in Central America **Title** *Vegetation affected by agriculture in Central America*... Washington (Department of Agriculture)... 1909. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Veg. agric. C. Amer.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1909 (Nat. Nov. Jul (l) 1909), p. \[1\]-30, *8pl. Copy*: HH (fide Tucker 1: 169).-Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. no. 145. 1909. ##### n.27.336. Relationships of the Ivory Palms **Title** *Relationships of the Ivory Palms*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1910. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Relat. Ivory Palms*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 22 Jun 1910 (in journal; Nat. Nov. Jul (2) 1910), p. \[i\]-v, 133-141. *Copies*: L, MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13(5). 1910. ##### n.27.337. History **Title** *History* of the *Coconut Palm in America*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1910. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Hist. Coconut Palm*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 31 Dec 1910 (in journal; Nat. Nov. Feb (1) 1910), p. \[i\]-vii, 271-342, ix-xiii (index), *pl. 52-66* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: L, MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 14(2). 1910. – Continuation of *Orig. distr. Cocoa Palm* 1901. ##### n.27.338. Dimorphic leaves of cotton **Title** *Dimorphic leaves of cotton* and allied plants in relation to heredity... Bull. U.S.D.A. Bureau plant industry 1911. Oct. (*Dimorph. leaves cott.*). **Notes** *Publ*.: Jan 1911 (Nat. Nov. Feb (2) 1911), p. \[1\]-59. *Copy*: HH (fide Tucker 1: 169). – Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. no. 221. 1911. ##### n.27.339. Dimorphic branches in tropical crop plants **Title** *Dimorphic branches in tropical crop plants*; cotton, coffee, cacao, the Central American rubber tree, and the banana... Washington (Department of Agriculture)... 1911. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Dimorph. branch. trop. pl.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1911, p. \[1\]-64. *Copy*: HH (fide Tucker 1: 169). – Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. no. 198. 1911. ##### n.27.340. Wild wheat **Title** *Wild wheat* in *Palestine*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1913. Oct. (*Wild wheat Palest.*). **Notes** *Publ*.: 3 Apr 1913 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-56, *pl. 1-15* (uncol. phot.). *Copy*: NY. – Issued as U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. no. 274. 1913. ##### n.27.341. Three new genera **Title** *Three new genera* of stilt *palms* (Iriarteaceae) from Colombia, with a synoptical review of the family... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1913. Oct. (*Three new* *gen. palms*). **Notes** *Co-author*: Conrad Bartling Doyle (1884-1973), see TL-2/1: 676. *Publ*.: 14 Mai 1913 (in journal; Nat. Nov. Mai (1) 1913), p. \[i\]-v, 225-238, vii (index), *pl*. *54-65. Copies*: L, MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16(6). 1913. ##### n.27.342. Relationships **Title** *Relationships* of the *false Date Palm* of the Florida Keys... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1913. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Relat. false Date Palm*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 14 Mai 1913 (in journal; Nat. Nov. Jun (2) 1913), p. \[i\]-v, 243-245, vii, *pl. 74-77* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: L, MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16(8). 1913. ##### n.27.343. Nomenclature of the Sapote **Title** *Nomenclature of the Sapote* and the Sapodilla... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1913. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Nomencl. Sapote*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 13 Dec 1913 (in journal; Nat. Nov. Feb (1) 1914), p. \[i\]-v, 277-285, vii, *pl. 100-101* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16(11). 1913. ##### n.27.344. Terms relating to generic types **Title** *Terms relating to generic types*... Reprinted from The American Naturalist... 1914. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Mai 1914 (date on reprint, mss. signed 15 Mar 1914), p. 308-314. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Amer. Naturalist 48: 308-314. 1914. ##### n.27.345. Branching and flowering habits of Cacao **Title** *Branching and flowering habits of Cacao* and Patashte... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1916. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 28 Jun 1916 (in journal), p. \[i\]-v, 609-625, *ix, pl. 44-54* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: MO, U, US. – Issued as Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17(8). 1916. ##### n.27.346. Milpa agriculture **Title** *Milpa agriculture*, a primitive tropical system... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1921. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1921, cover-t.p., p. \[i\], 307-326, *pl. 1-15* (uncol. phot.). *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Smithsonian Repert. 1919: 307-320, *pl. 1-15.* 1921. ##### n.27.347. Sea-Island and Meade Cotton **Title** *Sea-Island and Meade Cotton* in the Southeastem States... Washington D.C. (United States Department of Agriculture) 1927. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Sea-Isl. Cott.* **Notes** *Co-author*: Conrad Bartling Doyle (1884-1973), see TL-2/1: 676. *Publ*.: Mai 1927 (date on p. \[1\]), p. \[1\]-20. *Copy*: B. – Issued as U.S.D.A. Dept. Circ. no. 414. 1927. ##### n.27.348. Cotton improvement **Title** *Cotton improvement* through type selection. With special reference to the Acala variety... Washington D.C. (United States Department of Agriculture) 1932. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Cotton* *impr.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Mar 1932 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-62, \[63\], *pl. 1-26* (uncol. phot.). *Copy*: L. – Issued as U.S.D.A. Technical Bulletin no. 302. 1932. ##### n.27.349. Neanthe Bella **Title** A new household palm, *Neanthe Bella*... Reprinted from Science... 1937. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 6 Aug 1937 (date on p. \[1\]), p. \[1\]-4. *Copy*: BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Science 86(2223): 120-122. 1937. ##### n.27.350. diminutive palm **Title** A *diminutive palm* from *Mayaland*... Reprinted from The National Horticultural Magazine... 1938. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jan 1938 (date on p. \[1\]), p. \[1\]-12. *Copy*: BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Natl. Hort. Mag. 17: 1-12. 1938. ##### n.27.351. new palm **Title** A *new palm* from Cocos Island collected on the presidential cruise of 1938... City of Washington (Published by the Smithsonian Institution) 1939. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *New palm*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 29 Mai 1939 (date on cover-t.p., Nat. Nov. Nov (2) 1939), cover-t.p., p. \[i-ii\], \[1\]-26, *pl. 1-26* (uncol. phot.). *Copies*: MO, U, US. – Issued as Smithsonian misc. Coll. 98(7). 1939.