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Mobile, and Dr. Augustin Gattinger, of Nashville, became noted 

 for their work upon the flora of their respective states. 



In a discussion of American botanists, we must not overlook 



CHARLES WILKINS SHORT, 1794-1863 

 (Daguerreotype, 1853) 



those who are best known for field work, but of this class we can 

 only mention a few. Perhaps the first person in this country to 

 become noted for the excellence of the herbarium material dis- 

 tributed by him was Dr. Charles W. Short, of Kentucky. Dr- 



