BOTA/tfY 



OP THE 



NORTHERN AND MIDDLE STATES ,- 



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A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANTS FOUND IN THE UNITED 

 STATES, NORTH OF VIRGINIA, 



ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE NATURAL SYSTEM. 

 WITH 



A SYNOPSIS .OF THE GENERA ACCORDING TO THE LINNJEAN SYSTEM 



. A SKETCH OF THE RUDIMENTS OF BOTANY, AND 

 A GLOSSSARY OF TERMS. 



BY 



LEWIS C. BECK, M. D. 



PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND NATURAL HISTORY IN RUTGERS COLLEGE, 



X, J. ; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH ; 



OF THE LINNvEAN SOCIETY OF PARIS ; OF THE NATURAL HISTORY 



SOCIETY OF MONTREAL ; OF THE NEW-YORK LYCEUM J 



AND OF THE ALBANY INSTITUTE, &C. 



ALBANY: 



fRINTED BY WEBSTER A5D 



Corner of State and North Pearl Streets. 

 1833. 



