Marcus E. Jones

Marcus Eugene Jones was an American geologist, mining engineer and botanist. Throughout his career he was known for being an educator, scientist and minister. As an early explorer of the western United States, he is known as the authority for numerous vascular plants. Much of his career was spent self-employed in Salt Lake City, Utah. He edited and distributed several specimen series which resemble exsiccatae, among them one with the title Flora of California. Collected by Marcus E. Jones, A. M. and another with the title Flora of Colorado. Collected by Marcus E. Jones, A. M.. After the death of his wife in 1915, he sold his herbarium and library to Pomona College. In 1923, he continued botanical work after moving to Claremont, California.