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TO THE AUTHOR 



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RICHARD'S BOTANICAX DICTIONARY. 



Deab Sin, 



WE consider ourselves happy la having' an opportunity 

 to express our gratitude for the assiduity and care, which 

 you have manifested for our improvement in Natural Science, 

 As the course of Lectures on Mineralogy, which you have 

 conducted so entirely to the satisfaction of the Faculty of 

 tliis College, and so much to the benefit of your class, is 

 nearly completed, we are gratified with the prospect of at- 

 tending your course of Lectui'es on Botany — Knowing that 

 our improvement in that branch of Natural Science would 

 be greatly facilitated by a s)'^stematic description of vegeta- 

 bles, and being destitute of such a system, we render you 

 our thanks for the one, which you have been pleased, gratui- 

 tously, to present to us for publication. 

 Accept, dear Sir, 



The assurances of our respect and esteem, 



Williams' College, 8th April, 1817. 



//. Walker Bishops Charles Dillinghamy 



Dorus L. Clark, _ IVllUam A. HaUock, 



IVilliam Enstmauy Gerard H. Ilallock, 



Luther Hamiliony Anson T. Hooker^ 



Lyman James, Cyrus M. Lazell, 



Medad Pomeroy, Lucas Morgan, 



Emory C. Washburn, Joseph P. Mosher, 



Selah R. Arms, William Richards, 



Daniel D. Barnard, Jlervey Sinith, 



Homer Bartlett, Thomas Spring, 



Chandler Bates, JB. Horace Stark-weather, 



