This collection comprises what seem to be early or rough drafts of Dr. Ray C. Friesner’s Flower Book. It most likely was part of a series of lab manuals created by Dr. Friesner and his wife Gladys Friesner, a microbiologist, for botany classes at Butler University. The materials document a wide variety of flowers and herb plants by name in alphabetical order. In addition, the collection includes a folder of correspondence to and from Dr. Friesner regarding a variety of topics, including administration of the Botany Department and Herbarium, samples for the Herbarium (of which Solidago figures prominently), and the Indiana Academy of Science.