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would i by maD what is in the thoughts of all here present. 
Every ore who has been brought in frequent communication with him 
knows ao he ct ASis the philosopher in the friend, and that he has 
been made not only a better botanist, but a better man 
Many years ago, Arnott published in Taylor’s Annals of Natural His- 
-tory a description of a new genus, established on one of the beautiful 
Conifers of Florida, and gave it the name of Torreya. The Florida spe- 
cies is Torreya taxifolia. Since then there have been added to the genus 
Torreya nucifera from the island of Japan, . Torreya ce from the 
Pacific coast, and possibly another from Northern China, T. grandis. 
While we are glad that a so fine and widely spread genus ae bear the 
name of our friend, we regret that Arnott had not been more happy in his 
choice of a term to as a our native species. Although a native of 
Florida, it is hardy on this island, and even as far north as Fishkill, on 
the Hudson. It holds its aan foliage through the cold and snows of 
winter, and its presence here suggests thoughts of more genial climes 
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which has not ba ee freshness of ids but in which love—love to man 
and to God—reigns supreme? Long after the flowers shall have bloomed 
above us all, future botanists will carry on the work he has so nobly 
helped. ose yet unborn will wander by the Southern rivers, visit the 
mountains of far-off Japan, or climb our own grand Sierra Nevada in 
search of the Torreya, and his name will be remembered as long as 
there shall be botany and botanists. But these can only talk of him whom 
it is our privilege to know, to honor, and’ to love, and whose presence 
we now greet with the already too long-delayed sentiment: Long life, 
health, happiness, and. every blessing to our honored guest, Doctor JOHN 
TORREY. 
Doctor Torrey, after feelingly — his thanks, and the surprise 
which this demonstration was to him, gave an interesting account of his 
first introduction to the study of eves ny, and the great difficulties that 
attended the student in those days. Botanical ‘dee which, or their 
equivalents, are now to be had by every one, were then only to be found 
in the library of the New York pee oo r Torrey gave an account 
of some of the earlier teachers in the science, — Hosack, Eddy, Mitchell, 
and others, and a sketch of the history » pes Elgin Re Ga: —— 
The next regular sentiment was, ‘‘ The Flora of N ica;its past 
history and future prospects.” This was ea to ee Professor ated 
who EETA remarked that he hardly knew what Flora was inten 
but iew of it, if he were to judge from the number of young 
devotees abi as saw, he should consider Flora’s prospects very flatter- 
ing. He spoke of those who were collaborators in the Flora of North 

