Correspondence, 1819-1840, to John Torrey.

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Correspondence, 1819-1840, to John Torrey.

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Included with these letters are botanical remarks addressed to John Torrey (1835), and a list of plants wanted by Rafinesque (ca. 1837).

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American Philosophical Society Library

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American Philosophical Society Library

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Torrey, John, 1796-1873

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John Torrey (1796-1873) was one of the greatest figures in American botanical history. He led botanists in the adoption of the natural system of classification. His extensive herbarium became the foundation of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. Appointed botanist for the Geological Survey of the State of New York in 1836, he published the first compete flora of the state in addition to preparing descriptions of plants collected during surveys for the Pacific railroad routes, the...

Rafinesque, C.S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840

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Charles Lucian Bonaparte was a naturalist and ornithologist. From the guide to the Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists, 1824-1855, (American Philosophical Society) Naturalist. From the description of Letter of C. S. Rafinesque, 1826. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449937 From the description of Letter : Lexington, Ky., to Thomas Leaming, Philadelphia, 1821 Apr. 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29458820 C. S. Rafines...