142 SOME OF WORLD'S BOTANISTS. 



tory at Harvard from 1842 to 1888. With Torrey he 

 aided in bringing the ancient botanical knowledge 

 into conformity with the new natural system recently 

 adopted by the leading botanists of Europe. He was 

 especially successful in presenting botanical science 

 to the young in a simple and attractive style. Author 

 of "How Plants Grow," "Manual of Botany and 

 Vegetable Physiology, ' ' illustrated by Isaac Sprague ; 

 "How Plants Behave," "Forest, Field, and Garden 

 Botany," "Darwiniana," "New Flora of North 

 America," etc. 



Grew, Nehemiah. Bom 1641 ; died March, 1712. 

 An English botanist, noted for his studies in vegetable 

 anatomy and physiology. His chief work, "Anatomy 

 of Plants," was published in 1682. 



Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton. Born at Glasgow, 

 1817. A noted English botanist, son of Sir "W. J. 

 Hooker. Author of "Florae Antarctica," "Rhodo- 

 dendrons of the Sikkim-Himalaya, " "Flora of New 

 Zealand," "Students' Flora of the British Islands," 

 etc. 



Hooker, Sir William Jackson. Bom at Nor- 

 wich, England, Julyi^, 1785 ; died at Kew, near Lon- 

 don, August 12, 1865. A noted English botanist ; ap- 

 pointed Director at Kew in 1841. Author of ' ' British 

 Jungermanniae," "Flora Scotica," "Icones Planta- 

 rum," "Species Filicum," etc. • 



JuBA II, son of Juba I, made King of Numidia 

 30 B. C, and transferred to Mauretania 25 B. C. 

 Noted as a historical and general writer. 



Juba's Bush, or the Iresine. 



