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OF THE

NORTHERN AND MIDDLE STATES;

OR

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANTS FOUND IN THE UNITED
STATES, NORTH OF VIRGINIA,

ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE NATURAL SYSTEM.

WITH

A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA ACCORDING TO THE LINNEAN SYSTEM-

A SKETCH OF THE RUDIMENTS OF BOTANY, AND

A GLOSSSARY OF TERMS.

BY

LEWIS C. BECK, M. D.

PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND NATURAL-HISTORY IN RUTGERS COLLEGE,
N. J.; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH;
OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF PARIS; OF THE NATURAL HISTORY

SOCIETY OF MONTREAL; OF THE NEW-YORK LYCEUM;
AND OF THE ALBANY INSTITUTE, &c.

ALBANY :

PRINTED BY WEBSTER AND SKINNERS,
Corner of State and North Pearl Streets.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of the State of New York, by LEWIS C. BECK, of said District, in the year 1833.

TO THE

REV. LEWIS DE SCHWEINITZ, PH. D.

&c. &c.

THIS WORK

IS

INSCRIBED,

AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT AND ESTEEM,

BY HIS OBLIGED FRIEND,

LEWIS C. BECK.