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HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
superficial ; but Kalm, Bartram, Castiglione, 
Schoepf, Barton, Mason, Muhlenberg, Mi- 
chaux, Cutler, Bose, Kin, Denke, &c. had 
then begun their researches. The first general 
Catalogue of the North American plants then 
known was published in 1771 by Forster ; the 
second by Muhlenberg in 1812 : our first Flora 
by Michaux (editor Richard) came out in 1803, 
the second by Pursh in 1814; no other has 
since been attempted, except Nuttal’s on Gene- 
ra and the periodical compilations of Eaton, 
owing to the vast increase of materials, as Bo- 
tanists began to settle themselves over the 
States, making the new attempt no easy task. 
But several local or Sectional Floras have 
been published that have greatly added to our 
general knowledge of particularly regions. 
Among these must be particularly mentioned 
with praise. 
Elliot — flora of the Southern States, under 
the modest title of sketch of Botany. 18 16 to 
1820. 
Robin — flora of Lousiana, revised and im- 
proved by myself in 1817. 
Torrey — flora and Compendium of the North- 
ern States, 1826. 
Beck — Botany of the Northern and Mid- 
dle States, 1333. 
Bigelow — Flora Bostoniensis. 
W. P. C. Barton — Flora Philadelphia. 
Hooker — Flora of the British possessions, or 
Canada and Boreal America, including New 
Sibiria yet in progress. 
Darlington, Florula Cestrica 2 editions. 
Torrey — Florula or plants of upper Missouri 
collected by James. 
Nuttal — Florula of Origon Mts. collected by 
