HISTORY OF BOTANY. 
fication, is that which we ha^ e, with some modifications, intrc 
diiced into this work. 
364. Eeferring to the infancy of Botany in the United States 
we find the name of Bartram as that of the first native of our 
country who was conspicuous for botanical researches. Hous- 
ton investigated the region of Canada and described many of 
its plants ; in honor of him is named the little flower, Houstonia 
cmmdia. Clayton made a list of Virginian plants, and is com- 
memorated in the beautiful Claytonia mrginica. Kalm^ a 
pupil of Linnaeus, whose name is given to the Kalmia (Ameri- 
can laurel), spent three years in America, and returned to 
Europe laden with botanical treasures ; the sight of the Amer- 
ican plants brought by his pupil, many of which were entirely 
new to him, is said to have produced such an effect upon Lin- 
nagus, that although lying ill of the gout, his spirits were re 
kindled, and in the delight of his mind he forgot his bodily 
anguish and recovered from his disease. Among the earliest 
botanists of J^orth America, were Golden^ Michaux^ and Muhl- 
enberg. PuTsh was the first who finished a system of North 
American plants so arranged as to be useful to the student. 
Some of the first teachers of the science were Barton.^ Hosack^ 
and Mitchell, The first public lecturer on botany, was Amos 
Eaton, founder of the Rensselaer School at Troy, K. Y. Dr. 
Darlington has pursued the study of the plants of Pennsylvania 
with zeal and success, and added much to the American 
Flora. Eaton's Manual of Botany was followed by Nuttall's 
Genera, Elliott's, Barton's, Darlington's, Torrey's, Bigelow's, 
and Beck's Floras. To Gray and Torrey, Botany is indebted 
for full and accurate descriptions of American plants. The 
author of this volume would humbly acknowledge her grati- 
tude to the Giver of all good for having in some degree been 
made instrumental by means of her various works on the phys- 
ical sciences, in diffusing a love for them and a habit of refei- 
ring the works of nature to their Great Creator. 
3fti. Aicerican Botanists 
