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This exhilarating book interweaves the stories of two early twentieth-century botanists to explore the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Erik Mueggler introduces Scottish botanist George Forrest, who employed Naxi adventurers in his fieldwork from 1906 until his death in 1932. We also meet American Joseph Francis Charles Rock, who, in 1924, undertook a dangerous expedition to Gansu and Tibet with the sons and nephews of Forrest's workers. Mueggler describes how the Naxi workers and their Western employers rendered the earth into specimens, notes, maps, diaries, letters, books, photographs, and ritual manuscripts. Drawing on an ancient metaphor of the earth as a book, Mueggler provides a sustained meditation on what can be copied, translated, and revised and what can be folded back into the earth.

Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have demonstrated extensive paraphyly of Aster ser. Albescentes Y.Ling. This woody-based shrubby group is both morphologically and molecularly distinct from the genus Aster L. The series is characterized by its shrubby habit with multiple branches, cauline leaves with revolute or flat margins, radiate capitula, keeled phyllaries, and multinerved achenes. We redefine a more natural circumscription of this series by reinstating Homostylium Nees with nomenclatural priority. A taxonomic synopsis of this series is presented herein. Homostylium is recognized and described as a distinct genus (Astereae, Asteraceae) to accommodate 7 shrubby species (6 endemic to China) formerly placed in Aster ser. Albescentes. A total of 19 new combinations are proposed, e.g., Homostylium albescens (DC.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. (incl. 10 varieties), Homostylium argyropholium (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. (incl. 2 varieties), Homostylium fulgidulum (Grierson) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. , Homostylium hypoleucum (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. , Homostylium lavandulifolium (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. , Homostylium motuoense (Y.L.Chen) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. , and Homostylium polium (C.K.Schneid.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. Formal typifications, synonyms, illustrations, distribution maps, and an identification key to the species of Homostylium are also provided herein.

Since the 16th century, Western countries have conducted extensive plant collections in Asia, particularly in China, driven by the need to collect botanical resources and foster academic development. These activities have not only significantly enriched the Western botanical specimen collections but have also had a profound impact on the development of related disciplines such as botany, ecology, and horticulture. During this process, a large number of renowned plant hunters emerged, whose discoveries and contributions are still remembered today. George Forrest (1873–1932) was one of these distinguished plant hunters. From 1904 to 1932, he visited China seven times to collect plants and became famous for the regional distinctiveness of the species he collected. However, due to the lack of systematic collection, organization, and analysis of specimens collected by Forrest, only a few species, such as the species Rhododendron, are well-known among the many species he introduced to the West. Furthermore, the personal collecting characteristics and the characteristic species collected by Forrest are also not clear. This limits a comprehensive understanding of the specimen collection history and impact of Forrest in China. Therefore, systematic organization and analysis of Forrest’s plant specimens collected in China are crucial to understanding his impact on botanical classification, Rhododendrons introduction, global horticulture, and plant propagation. This study aims to systematically organize and analyze the plant specimens collected by George Forrest in China to investigate the family, genus, and species composition of the collected specimens and the seven collection expeditions of Forrest in China, as well as the time and altitude of these collections. Furthermore, it seeks to discuss Forrest’s scientific contributions to the global spread of plants, the widespread application of the Rhododendron, and his impact on the development of modern gardens, providing a theoretical basis and data reference for related research and professional development. To this end, we extensively consulted important historical literature related to Forrest and systematically collected data from online specimen databases. The conclusions drawn from the available data include 38,603 specimens, with 26,079 collection numbers, belonging to 233 families, 1395 genera, and 5426 species, which account for 48.24%, 32.63%, and 14.17% of the plant families, genera, and species in China, respectively. Rhododendron specimens made up 17.20% of the specimens collected in this study. The collection locations cover three provinces or autonomous regions, 11 prefecture-level cities, and 25 counties. Furthermore, we found that Forrest’s collections were concentrated in spring and summer, mainly in high-altitude areas, with 135 species found below 1500 m and 3754 species at 1500 m and above. Rhododendron specimens were mostly found above 3000 m.

Though published vocal scores of Broadway musicals imply sole musical authorship the archives reveal a more complex picture. Five case studies illustrate different approaches to the compositional process in the 1940s and 1950s: Richard Rodgers, who produced fair copies in piano-vocal score for each of his songs; Cole Porter, who regularly used an amanuensis but sometimes produced fair copies; Frank Loesser, who initially used an amanuensis but later in his career produced detailed fragments of music for his arrangers to turn into performance scores; Frederick Loewe, who worked closely with an arranger to produce fair copies; and Robert Wright and George Forrest, who went through a complicated process of selecting and adapting the work of composers of art music such as Borodin and Rachmaninov. Detailed study of the available manuscripts makes clear that score production was nearly always a collaborative activity on Broadway, whether it involved amanuenses, copyists, arrangers, or orchestrators. Although in each of these cases the named composer retains an authorial role, in practical terms the archives reveal them to be “collaborators” rather than “authors,” working as a member of a team to create each performance score. As such, their aims were to facilitate performance events rather than to produce fixed works.

(Marketwire - March 3, 2011) - Forsys Metals Corp. (\"Forsys\") (TSX:FSY)(FRANKFURT:F2T)(NSX:FSY) today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement (the \"Settlement Agreement\") with George Forrest International Afrique S.P.R.L. (\"GFI\") and Mr. George A. Forrest (\"Forrest\", together with Forsys and GFI, the \"Parties\", or individually a \"Party\").

George Forrest, the songwriter who collaborated with Robert Wright on the words and music for the songs ''Stranger in Paradise'' and ''Baubles, Bangles and Beads,'' died on Sunday in Miami, where he lived. He was 84. Mr. Wright, who was Mr. Forrest's writing partner for the last 72 years, survives him. The music for ''Stranger in Paradise'' and ''Baubles, Bangles and Beads,'' were part of the score of the 1953 hit Broadway musical ''Kismet,'' which was based on music by Borodin. The two men's other musicals included the 1944 musical ''The Song of Norway.'' They wrote the words and music for the song hit ''It's a Blue World'' (1940) and the lyrics for ''Donkey Serenade'' (1937). Robert Lantz, Mr. Forrest's agent, said yesterday that the body of work that Mr. Forrest and Mr. Wright created ''ranges from cabaret work and nightclub work to movies in the early days of Hollywood and to musicals for which they adapted musical works by Borodin, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, Villa-Lobos and others, and for which they also wrote lyrics.''

(Marketwire - Sept. 4, 2009) - On August 25, 2009, Forsys Metals Corp (TSX:FSY)(FRANKFURT:F2T)(NSX:FSY) (\"Forsys\" or the \"Company\") terminated the arrangement agreement (the \"Agreement\") with [George Forrest] Forrest International Afrique S.P.R.L. (\"GFI\") because GFI had failed on several occasions dating back to March of this year to transfer the funds necessary to complete the arrangement. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company also demanded payment by GFI of the CAD$20,000,000 reverse break fee (the \"Reverse Break Fee\"). GFI have failed consistently to fulfill their commitments and contractual obligations to each of these extensions. Most recently, on August 25, 2009, GFI was still unable to provide any satisfactory evidence that they had the funds available to complete the deal as per the terms of the last extension. The Board of Forsys terminated the Agreement after giving GFI proper notice of its intentions. We vigorously oppose GFI's claim and will pursue all avenues to recover the reverse break fee. It is important to note, however, that we are, in the meantime, proceeding proactively as a company by reviewing all strategic options in moving forward to maximize shareholder value.