Correspondence from Samuel Barnum Mead to John Torrey, dated 1841-1847, discussing the flora of his adopted state, Illinois; the traffic in specimens to and from his home; and the activities of their botanical colleagues, especially their mutual friend Isaac Holton. One letter, dated October 17, 1845, is addressed to Holton, and after touching on the usual botanical subjects and gossip, describes the present unrest in Hancock County in relation to the Mormon community there. Obsolete plant names mentioned include Agrostis virginica, Asclepias cordata, Centunculus minimus, Dalibarda, Erysimum arkansanum, Herpestis rotundifolia, Hymenopappus corymbosus, and Vilfa vaginiflora
John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden
Digitized under grant #PW-234827-16 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), with additional support from Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Abstract
Correspondence from Samuel Barnum Mead to John Torrey, dated 1841-1847, discussing the flora of his adopted state, Illinois; the traffic in specimens to and from his home; and the activities of their botanical colleagues, especially their mutual friend Isaac Holton. One letter, dated October 17, 1845, is addressed to Holton, and after touching on the usual botanical subjects and gossip, describes the present unrest in Hancock County in relation to the Mormon community there. Obsolete plant names mentioned include Agrostis virginica, Asclepias cordata, Centunculus minimus, Dalibarda, Erysimum arkansanum, Herpestis rotundifolia, Hymenopappus corymbosus, and Vilfa vaginiflora.