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1843. "The Report of Nicollet's Expedition" was published this 

 year, with an appendix by Dr. Torrey, containing an account of the 

 plants collected. 



1845. " Catalogue of Plants collected by Lieutenant Fremont in 

 an Expedition to the Rocky Mountains ; " and, in the same volume, 

 (Fremont's Report) " Descriptions of some New Genera and Species 

 of Plants collected in Captain J. C. Fremont's Exploring Expedition 

 to Oregon and North California, in the Years 1843 and 1844. By 

 John Torrey and J. C. Fremont." 



1848. " Appendix to Emory's Reconnaissance," giving an account 

 of the plants, many of which were new, collected in this expedition. 



1852. "Catalogue of Plants collected by Captain Howard Stansbury 

 in his Expedition to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah." 



1853. "Plantse Fremontianre ; or, Descriptions of Plants collected 

 by Colonel J. C. Fremont in California." {Smithsonian Contributions , 

 vol. vi.) 



1853. " On the Darlingtonia Californica, a New Pitcher-plant from 

 Northern California." {Smithsonian Contributions, loc. cit.) 



1853. " Observations on the Batis Maritima of Linmeus." {Smith- 

 sonian Contributions, loc. cit.) 



1853. "Description of Plants collected in Captain Marcy's Explo- 

 ration of the Red River of Louisiana." 



1854. " Botany of Captain Sitgreaves's Expedition to the Zuni and 

 Colorado Rivers." 



1855-60. These years saw the publication of the Reports of the 

 Pacific Railroad Survey. As the reports were not published in the 

 order in which they were written, we enumerate them in the succes- 

 sion in which they occur in the volumes : 



Vol. II. " Botany of Captain Pope's Expedition." " Botany of 

 Lieutenant Beckwith's Expedition." " Botany of Captain Gunnison's 

 Survey." In these three memoirs Prof. Asa Gray was joint author. 

 Vol. IV. " Botany of Whipple's Expedition." 

 Vol. V. " Botany of Lieutenant Williamson's Report." 

 Vol. VIII. " Botany of Lieutenant Parke's Expedition." 

 1859. " Botany of the Mexican Boundary Survey." This is by far 

 the most voluminous of all the Government Reports. 



1861. "Botany of Lieutenant Ives's Colorado Exploring Expe- 

 dition." 



We do not include here the contributions of Dr. Torrey to the 

 memoirs of Prof. Gray and others, for which he frequently elaborated 

 genera and families ; nor do we enumerate his minor contributions to 

 the sciences. 



Nearly all of these memoirs are illustrated by engravings, and some 

 of them profusely so. Dr. Torrey rarely attempted to give the portrait 

 of a plant, leaving that to the professional draughtsman ; but in all the 

 sketches showing minute structure that which gave the illustrations 



