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will be found in the Louésville Journal, issued a few days after Dr. Short’s 
Jamented deat 
wo or three species - Kentucky eae a the name of 
Dr. Short as their discoverer. Also a new genus, Shortia, inhabiting 
the Alleghany Mosuasins was dedicated to him ee the present writer, 
But, alas! too like the botanist for whom it was named, it is so retiring 
xcept by a single botanist of a former generation, in some secluded 
recess of the Black Mowatt of North Carolina. It will some be! 
found again a appreciated. 
e Wm. Darlington.—Not unexpectedly are we called | to “add 
to ihe list of the departed, the name of this venerable and excellent maa. 
The Nestor of American Botanists died, at his residence in West Chester, 
glia he has long been honored and venerated, but also by a “ i 
of friends and correspondents throughout the country and in o 
If not a veer profo = he was a ‘most a ceurate and faithful botanist one 
addit acervo:” his orn for the familiar objects which 208 attracted his 
life-long interest was characteristically shown in the inscription which 
he wrote for the stone that now covers his sates resis “ Plan 
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can rene with Simeon of old, ‘ Lord, now lettest thou thy se 
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But, much as he cultivated Botany, this was only the side-issue, 
recreation of his life, which was actively devoted to professi sae and | 
rious civic occupations, and to the discharge of many hon : 
Buch biographical notices as may well be added here, we will sleet - 
Wn. Darlington, M.D.”, drawn up by one of his t 
men, of which a copy has just been received by us. 
_ “He was born near the ancient village of Dilworth, now called Dilwor 
Se Birmingham township, Chester county, Pen psylvania, April 28, 
aa)" ise Teed Tee sae oak Ea Darlington, the son of Job and } 
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