I am happy in dedicating this work of love to her who inspired me with my first interest in Gods natural world, who planned my first fearsome excursions out into the unknown for specimens, who rejoiced in my boyish triumphs and who still continues the inspiration of my riper years-my Mother. CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE .. ................................................ 7 INTRODUC . T . I . O .. N .. ...................................... II SARRAZINM, I CHELS ....................................... 31 MITCHELLJ, OHN ......................................... 33 COLDENC, ADWALAD .. E .. R . ................ . .............. 38 CLAYTONJ, O HN .. .......................................... 44 BARTRAMJO, HN .. .......................................... 49 GARDENA, LEXAND . E .. R . ................................... 60 KUHN, ADAM .. ............................................ 69 MARSHALML, O SE . S . ........................................ 75 WISTAR, C ASPA . R . ......................................... 82 BARTONB, ENJAMINSM ITH .. ................................ 88 HOSACKD, AVID .. .......................................... 97 BALDWINW, ILLIAM .. ...................................... 104 DARLINCTONW, ILLIAM .. ................................... 113 MACBRIDEJA, ME . S . ........................................ 118 BICELOWJ, A CO . B . .......................................... 120 SHORTC, HARLEWS ILKIN . S .. ................................ 129 TORRE J Y OH, N . ............................................ 136 PITCHERZ, INA . ............................................ I45 PICKERINGC, HARLE . S .. ..................................... 151 RIDDELLJ, O HN LEONAR .. D .................................. 154 ENCELMANGNE, ORC . E .. .................................... 157 CHAPMANA, LVANW ENTWOR . T . H . .......................... 163 GRAY, ASA ................................................ 165 SAXE, A RTHURW ELLESL . E . Y .. .............................. 178 PARRYC, HARLECS HRISTOPH . E . R .. ........................... 180 HOWE, ELLIOT C ........................................... 187 HERBSTW, ILLIAM .. ........................................ 190 POST, GEORGED WAR . D .. ................................... 191 ROTHROCJKO, SEPH T RIMB .. L .. E . ............................ 203 HAPEMANH, ARR . Y .. ....................................... 214 .PREFACE I have written these brief sketches of the lives of some of our great medical forebears who lived in the days when there were giants and when the Anakim lived in the land, in order to while away a few pleasant hours and to wean my fellowdoctors and surgeons a little from the pragmatic spirit of the age. The lives of some of these old worthies led them to lift their eyes daily from nature to natures God and to recognize in the Bible the same hand that made the floweret, so that Chaucers accusation His studie was but litel on the Bible no longer held. I would that many of their lineal successors were like them in their piety. My lifelong interest in botany began in the year 1874, with a warm friendship with Dr. J. P...