142 The Life and Writings of 



The authors were the first to conceive such a plan, and had completed 

 it in 1810. They had no access to official documents, and were 

 forbidden to print the book, although it had been approved by the 

 censors. In our feeble judgment it will be of value to all citizens.&quot; 



19. An Essay on the exotic plants mostly European, which have 



been naturalized, and now grow spontaneously in the Middle 

 States of North America. By C. S. Rafmesque Schmaltz. 

 [Dated Palermo, ist Apr., 1810.] (In Medical Repository, 3d 

 Hexade, Vol. II, pp. 330-345. New York, 1811.) 



20. Botanical information concerning two Families of Plants. I. Spe 



cies of the genus Callitriche. II. North American species 

 of the genus Potamogeton. (In Medical Repository, 3d Hex 

 ade, Vol. II, pp. 407-409. New York, 1811. A letter to Dr. 

 Mitchill, dated Palermo, Apr. i, 1810.) 



21. Cento venti tavole del Panphyton Siculum di Cupani, nuova- 



mente fatte incidere col ritrato di Cupani, dal Sig. C. S. 

 Rafinesque-Schmaltz. Palermo. Folio. 1812. pp. ?. 



Title quoted from the &quot;Specchio dellc Scienze&quot; etc. 

 Doctor Goode, who gives me this title, also quotes the 

 following information : 



&quot; The famous Panphyton Siculum of Cupani is a book so rare 

 that perhaps only four copies exist in Sicily and Europe. The 

 author of this reprint has had the copy in the library of the Jesuit 

 fathers in Palermo exactly copied at great expense. This contains 

 650 plates but he has had only 120 engraved, selected specially with 

 the purpose of making this precious work more generally known.&quot; 



22. Description de quelques Vegetaux de Sicile et des Etats-Unis; 



par Rafinesch [Rafinesque] Schmaltz. ( Desvaux s Journal de 

 Botanique, Vol. Ill, pp. 235, 236. Paris, 1813.) 



