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Correspondence from Thomas Nuttall to John Torrey, dated 1820-1838, discussing a large number of plant species, punctuated with the occasional personal observation, as in 1836 when he observes that the Philadelphia winter seems "arctic" after two winters in the Sandwich Islands. One document is a page from an undated manuscript copy of Nuttall's "Genera of North American Plants." Obsolete plant names mentioned include Aira, Drepanolobus, Lauchneria, Pitcheria, Pronalea, and Wrayia.
Correspondence from James Eights to John Torrey, dated August 8, 1838, discussing the prospectus of Torrey's new project, "The Flora of North America." Eights gives Torrey advice on how to drum up subscriptions to the work and asks for news of how the U.S. Exploring Expedition is proceeding, as he can obtain nothing reliable in Albany.
Presents the history and significance of some of the most important works held by the renowned New York City library, including handwritten manuscripts, botanical artworks, herbals, explorer's notebooks, and nineteenth-century media.
Correspondence from John Leonard Riddell to John Torrey, dated 1833-1838, discussing plant specimens he is sending to Torrey, and the species he has encountered in Ohio and Louisiana. Obsolete plant names mentioned include Aspidium bulbiferum, Betula rubra, and Riddellia antiphylla.