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America, and especially of Sartwell and Dewey, both a whom had 
cently died, and to whose memory he paid a feeling tribu 
Dr. Pickering, who was with the U. S. Exploring se replied 
a sentiment referring to government aid to science. Professor Eaton, to 
one on botany in our rs The Flora of California was the subject 
of remarks silo Professor Brewer, which were interesting as well as hum 
m. Leggett, of the — gave an account of the new local 
w in preparation. Mr. Jam e a member of the club, spo! 
of ed relations of botany to floriculture. Professor ses Mr. 8. 




this country. It is very minute in its account, and is written in such im 
uch It 
. Clin : . Tu 
man, W. D. Brackenridge, Paina J. tats Russell, Dr. Z. Pitcher, 
Professor J. P. Kirtland, and that of Dr. Jacob Bigelow, now the oldest 
botanist, we give entire. 
GENTLEMEN, — — Your kind and flattering invitation, requesting m "e ae 
be given in New York in honor of much haapaa teats ain 
Torrey, is received with much gratitude, gre were now May or June instead of bleak De 
ber, I should be irresistibly tempted to join in your appropriate festiv vity. But as there 
tad on 

tually to apa the forh I am anahe, phena ‘to give u the promered | wer i 
acquaintan your honored gu = 7 t that dis- 
tance of time, I h 1 jen Pi Pe AS a lit 
the plants of Boston. "Dr Torrey, who was then eating ational work on 
American plants, with more rote me natin s sly 01 
me the use of his collections, notes, and personal paehna I would undertake the 
. Fortunately for Botanical eiaa I declined the responsibility, and the work hass 
ners SAES out by himself and Asa G 




: a at times I } k ig ic d plants ont 
Rhine, the Rhone, the ss tiner, a and the, Deane a not overlooking the St. Lawrence and the Mis- 

