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Dr. Hooker on American Boimy. — 273 
“Thus, by Mr. Pursh’s. personal exertions and rated and 
by the aid of other botanists, he found himself, about the year 
1807, in possession of materials for a Flora of North Ameri- 
ca, amounting to nearly double the number of species enu- 
by Michaux. He began seriously to think of pub- 
quence of his being called upon to take the management of 
the public Botanic Garden at New-York, originally. estab- 
lished by Dr. David Hosack, and his private property. Here, 
ap keeping his favourite object respecting the publication 
of a Fiora in view, he had the opportunity of adding farther 
to his knowledge of the plants of the United States, and of 
obtaining still greater assistance, particularly from M. Le 
Conte of Saag and from the estimable Professor Peck * 
of New Cambridge University. 
Fortunately for the cause of science, there existed at the 
time of which we are speaking, so many obstacles to the pub- 
lication of scientific works in America, that Mr. Pursh was 
led to visit England, arn the reception he met with from 
Sir Joseph Bauks, and A. B. Lambert, Esq. made him re- 
solve upon printing his book in this country. The access 
which was granted him to the Libraries and collections of 
vantage te him. He had also the opportunity of examining, 
amongst others, the select Herbaria of Clayton, i in the Bank- 
* We recollect las. "age years ago,. this eeatiles: did us the ¢ hon- 
sur of a visit in England. mentioned that his taste for natural his- 
sey win tidianad be the baoeeal of oe ise ocd oat ainneeys’s Sys- 
alurc, rk then scarcely-known i ie i Sy 
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none Dey bomen of the Wasp. 
joints in the a n of the Wasp. pra nsect nearly allied to this 
1s the Stylops Melitta of Mr. Kirby’s Mf rer thd Hemel he grelicn and 
which inhabits the ee situation ip | the bots of thé 
Vou. X.—No. 
