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### Author
Clark, William Smith (1826-1886), American botanist, born 31 Jul 1826, Ashfield, Massachusetts, later President of the Massachusetts agricultural College 1867-1879, died 9 Mar 1886, Amherst, Massachusetts.
**Abbreviated name**: *W.S. Clark*
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 1: 352 (b. 31 Jul 1826, Ashfield, Mass., d. 9 Mar 1886, Amherst, Mass.); ME 3: 552; Rehder 1: 165; Tucker 1: 158.
#### Biofile
- Anon, Concise diction. Amer. biogr. 168. 1964.
- Hunt Institution, Biogr. dict. bot. portr. coll. 76. 1972.
- Sutton, S.B., Charles Sprague Sargent 200. 1970 (C. sends Japanese plants).
- Wilson, E.H., Plant Hunting 1927 (C. sends first seeds from Hokkaido to U.S.).
### Publications
##### n.26.466. Observations on the phenomena of plant life
**Title**
*Observations on the phenomena of plant life*. A paper presented to the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture... Boston (Wright & Potter, State Printers,...) 1875. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1875, cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-111. *Copy*: G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Rep. Massachusetts board Agric. 22: 1-111- 1875.
*Ref*.: S., Flora 18: 555-560. 11 Dec 1875 (rev.).