168 History of Conchology in the United States. 
History. The most important of these is, “A monograph oft 
Helices inhabiting the United States.” This elaborate and excel- 
tes,” &. This work occupied several years of its author's life, 
in its preparation, and dying before its completion, his will was 
The large sum of ten thousand dollars was expended on the 
four hundred copies issued of this splendid work which were 
given away, an offering for science; all the prominent Concho 
ag and scientific libraries here and in Europe receiving cop!e 
They are the best epitaph of their tetantea * author, and wil 
keep his memory green in the hearts of men, long after the 
ried marble shall have crumbled to the earth. - 
At Dr. Binney’s death, his collection of Terrestrial Mollusks, 
and library, came into the possession of his son, W. G. Binney; 
— ey inherited and well sustains his father’s love 1 
heir stu 
JoszrH G. Torren, Gen. U. S. Top. Engineers, is one of the 
oldest cultivators of the science. Many years ago, he made er’ 
self acquainted with the marine Mollusca of the New Engl 
States, and was one of the first to dredge and describe new SP* 
cies from that region. He contributed two papers to this Jou" 
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