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beloved and respected by all, and occupying himself still with his 
scientific studies and with meteorological observations, which he 
conducted a great care and regularity.” 
cones, pee i me 1824, was continued year after year 
ven few breaks, down to the close of 1866, when it terminated 
oilact of the merits of this elaborate monograph, patiently pros- 
ecuted through more than forty years. This and the monograph 
of Schweinitz and Torrey laid the PS wal ensured the pop- 
ularity of the study of Sedges in this count But while the lat- 
What; is needed t ender these stores of observation and their 
permanent ere ret available, is a ‘pipattinat digest or syno on 
something like that which the author contributed to Wood’s 
any, in the article Carex, but with all the more important soteeaaigd 
?, 
work in this way. But at past four-scor and ten he ees not 
well be a Beyo et this favorite genus, Prof. Dewey’s 
boring 
berseverin nial and faithfully, althou hee under ma: many disad vantages, 
om Pe rman eke! and honorably impressed his name upon the 
Cc 
. of. Gon orce H. Murcanrve, of atoals 5 aieanity, the most 
rd not already the best Pteridologist of the day, son-in- 
— eye, diel of cholera, August 18, 1866, in in: the 43d 
