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9. " Plants collected in East Florida.^ '—SiUiman's Journal, V : 286. 



10. "Description of a new species of Sarracenia." — Trans. American 

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11. "Collections towards a Flora of the Territory of Arkansas." — 

 Trans. American Philosophical Society, X. S., V : 139. 



12. " Descriptions of Plants collected by William Gambel, M. D., in 

 the Eocky Mountains and Upper California." — .Journal Academy Natural 

 Sciences, N. S., I : 149. 



13. "A Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and of 

 Canada. The Water Birds." Boston, 1834, octavo pp. vii, 627. 



The same. Second Edition with additions. "The Land Birds." 

 Boston, 1840, pp. viii, 832. 



14. "A Journal of Travels into the Arkansa Territory during the year 

 1819, with occasional Observations on the Manners of the Aborigines." 

 Illustrated by a Map and other engravings. Philadelphia, 1821, pp. xii, 296. 



15. "Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural 

 order Compositse, collected in a tour across the Continent to the Pacific, a 

 residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and California, 

 during the years 1834 and 1835." — Trans. American Philosophical Society, 

 1841, X. S., YII : 283-453. 



16. "Descriptions and notices of new and rare plants of the natural 

 orders, Lobeliaceie, Campauulacese, YaccinieiTe and Ericacea?, collected in a 

 journey across the Continent of North America, and during a visit to the 

 Sandwich Islands and Upper California." — Trans. American Philosophical 

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17. "On the Serpentine Rocks of Hobokeu, and the Minerals which 

 they contain. " — Sill iman^s Journal, IV : 16. 



18. " Observations and Geological Remarks on the Minerals of Paterson 

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DR. WILLIAM P. C. BARTON. 



Dr. William P. C. Barton was born in Philadelphia, 

 November 17, 1786. He was descended from Rev. Thomas 

 Barton, an Episcopal clergyman, who came to xVmerica 

 under the patronage of the Penn family, and married in 

 Philadelphia the sister of David Rittenhouse, the celebrated 



