HISTORICAL SKETCH. 



superficial; but Kalm, Bartram, Castiglione, 

 Schoepf, Barton, Mason, Muhlenberg, Mi- 

 chaux. Cutler, Bosc, Kin, Denke, &c. had 

 then begun their researches. The first general 

 Catalogue of the North American plants then 

 known was published in 1771 by Forster ; the 

 second by Muhlenberg in 1812 : our first Flora 

 by Michaux (editor Richard) came out in 1803, 

 the second by Pursh in 1814; no other has 

 since been attempted, except Nuttal's on Gene- 

 ra and the periodical compilations of Eaton, 

 owing to the vast increase of materials, as Bo- 

 tanists began to settle themselves over the 

 States, making the new attempt no easy task. 

 But several local or Sectional Floras have 

 been published that have greatly added to our 

 general knowledge of particularly regions. 



Among these must be particularly mentioned 

 with praise. 



Elliot— flora of the Southern States, under 

 the modest title of sketch of Botany. 18l6 to 

 1820. 



Robin— flora of Lousiana, revised and im- 

 proved by myself in 1817. 



Torrey — flora and Compendium of the North- 

 ern States, 1826. 



Beck— Botany of the Northern and Mid- 

 dle States, 1333. 



Bigelow — Flora Bostoniensis. 



W. P. C. Barton— Flora Philadelphica. 



Hooker— Flora of the British possessions, or 

 Canada and Boreal America, including New 

 Sibiria vet in progress. 



Darlington, Florula Cestrica 2 editions. 



Torrey— Florula or plants of upper Missouri 

 collected by James. 



Nuttal— Florula of Origon Mts. collected by 



