ABSTRACT
After the American botanist Amos Eaton, 1776-1842 (New York), geologist, a prolific writer, among his numerous writings are
A Manual of Botany for the Northern States
.
Albany 1817,
Chemical Instructor
. Albany 1826,
Geological Text-Book
. Albany 1830 and
An Index to the Geology of the Northern States
. Troy 1820. See J.H. Barnhart,
Biographical notes upon botanists
. 1: 491. 1965; T.W. Bossert,
Biographical dictionary of botanists represented in the Hunt Institute portrait collection
. 112. 1972; J. Ewan, editor,
A Short History of Botany in the United States
. 164. New York and London 1969; E.M. Tucker,
Catalogue of the library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
.
1917-1933; William Jay Youmans, editor,
