Excerpt from North American Botany: Comprising the Native and Common Cultivated Plants, North of Mexico; Genera Arranged According to the Artificial and Natural Methods As about eleven thousand copies of former editions are in the hands of Botanists, a descriptive preface is not required. A few extracts and references may, however, be acceptable, on the origin and progress of this work. In May, 1810, I made the first attempt in this country at a popular course of lectures; with a view to make practical Botanists of young persons of all conditions and pursuits. For this class I compiled a small elementary treatise. During that course I received a letter from Dr. D. Hosack, (my teacher in I make the following extracts from that letter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.