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to pay particular attention to Mosses; this became the subject of his 
special study, and he was soon recognized as the most eminent bry- 
ologist that tins country has ever produced. 
In 1864 the degree of LL.I). was conferred on Sullivantby Gambier 
College. He was elected to membership in many scientific societies 
both in the United States and Europe. At his death his bryological 
books, collections and preparations of Mosses were given to the Gray 
Herbarium of Harvard University. The remainder of his botanical 
library was bequeathed to the Ohio State University then called the 
Agricultural and Mechanical College. His microscopes were given 
to Starling Medical College. Of this institution he was senior trustee. 
He was the author of many new species and the plants named for 
him by other botanists are as follows: 
Sullivantia, a genus of the Saxifrages. The name first proposed 
by Gray (1840) for the species discovered by Sullivant was 
Saxifraga Sullivantii; two years later Gray established the 
genus Sullivantia and published the name of the plant in 
question as Sullivantia Ohionis. According to the rules of 
priority that name now stands as Sullivantia Sullivantii. 
Discina Sullivantii. a species of discomycetous fungi. 
Panus Sullivantii, a species of Agaricineae. 
Lentinus Sullivantii, a species of Agaricineae. 
Marasmius Sullivantii, a species of Agaricineae. 
Psilocybe Sullivantii, a species of Agaricineae. 
Boletus Sullivantii, a species of the Polyporeae. 
Polystictus Sullivantii, a species of the Polyporeae. 
Thelephora Sullivantii, a species of the Thelephoreae. 
Ceph'alozia Sullivantii, a species of Liverwort. 
Jubula Sullivantii, a species of Liverwort. 
Kantia Sullivantii, a species of Liverwort. 
Porella Sullivantii, a species of Liverwort. 
Hypnum Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Astomum Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Amphoridium Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Brachythecium Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Bruchia Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Cylindrothecium Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Fontinalis Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Macromitrium Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Neckera Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Phascum Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Pleuridium Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Schlotheimia Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Eurhynchium Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
Hookeria Sullivantii, a species of Moss. 
