From Plant Press, Vol. 5, No. 1 from January 2002.
On 3 March, David Lellinger, who arrived at the Smithsonian Institution in August 1963, retires as Curator of Ferns and Fern Allies in the U.S. National Herbarium. Details of his attainments in research, herbarium management, and curation of ferns were reported in “Pinnae for Your Thoughts,” The Plant Press n.s. 4(3): 1, 7 (July-September 2001). During his tenure the fern collections at US became the largest and most diverse in the Western Hemisphere. The Department is sori that he is leaving the daily routine, but pleased that he intends to continue research in the herbarium on weekends.
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