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Wiliam S. Sullivant. 8 
In 1846, Mr. Sullivant communicated to the American Acad- 
emy the first part, and in 1849, the second part of his “Contri- 
butions to the Bryology and Hepaticology of North America,” 
which appeared, one in the third, the otherin the fourth volume 
(new series) of the Academy’s Memoirs,—each with five plates, 
from the author’s own admirable drawings. These plates were 
engraved at his own expense, and were generously given to the 
Academy. 
work, and laying a foundation for the general study of bryology 
in the United States, which then and thus began. 
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lished of this portion of the Manual, under the title of ‘ The 
Musci and Hepatic of the United States, east of the Missis- 
sipp! River,” (New York, 1856, imperial 8vo,) upon thick paper, 
and with proof-impressions directly from the copper-plates. 
This exquisite volume was placed on sale at far less than its 
cost, and copies are now of great rarity and value. It was 
with regret that the author of the Manual omitted this crypto- 
gamic portion from the ensuing editions, and only with the un- 
derstanding that a separate Species Muscorum or Manual for the 
osses of the whole United States should replace it. This 
most needful work Mr. Sullivant was just about to prepare 
for the press. 
-bout the same time that Mr, Sullivant thus gave to Ameri- 
can students a text-book for our Mosses, he provided an 
Hnequalled series of:named specimens for illustrating them. 
The ample stores which he had collected or acquired, supple- 
mented by those collected by M. uereux (who was associ- 
ated with him from the year 1848) in a journey through the 
mountainous parts of the Southern States under his auspices, 
‘ce her husband's efficient associate in all his scientific work until her death, of 
Sulli, 2 1850 or 1851. Her botanical services are commemorated in Hypnum 
anti of Schimper, a new moss of Ohio. 
