TRANSCRIBER'S NOTEFour illustrations have been moved from their book location to be close to the text describing them. One from page 289 top293; another from p413 top337; another from p414 top423; another from p448 top91.Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, knifeblade, knife-blade; New England, New-England; carbonat, carbonate; musqueto; illy; chesnut; connexion.Pg 2, 'these scources' replaced by 'these sources'.Pg 13, 'arch AGN .. VA' replaced by 'arc AGN..VA'.Pg 14, 'Vth A´D´G' replaced by 'Vth A´D´G´'.Pg 39, 'sooner, in might' replaced by 'sooner, it might'.Pg 50, 'are two limited' replaced by 'are too limited'.Pg 51, 'importance usally' replaced by 'importance usually'.Pg 58, 'shall be acertained' replaced by 'shall be ascertained'.Pg 60, 'Geology of the the' replaced by 'Geology of the'.Pg 77, '20th of Ferbuary' replaced by '20th of February'.Pg 90, 'than elswhere;' replaced by 'than elsewhere;'.Pg 91, 'convenient mothod' replaced by 'convenient method'.Pg 94, 'heretofore peccolated' replaced by 'heretofore percolated'.Pg 104Footnote [16], 'by inadventence' replaced by 'by inadvertence'.Pg 108, 'aud three feet' replaced by 'and three feet'.Pg 113, 'Some has' replaced by 'Some have'.Pg 133, 'tress; insects' replaced by 'trees; insects'.Pg 138, 'three huudred feet' replaced by 'three hundred feet'.Pg 147, 'quantitites of sandrock' replaced by 'quantities of sandrock'.Pg 149, 'is is not a proper' replaced by 'is not a proper'.Pg 158, Illustration caption, 'P. IV' replaced by 'Pl. IV'.Pg 171, 'much of the gelantine' replaced by 'much of the gelatine'.Pg 173, 'empyxeuma arising' replaced by 'empyreuma arising'.Pg 204, 'unknown to to all' replaced by 'unknown to all'.Pg 238, 'Honsatonuck River' replaced by 'Housatonick River'.Pg 247, 'Inis, low' replaced by 'Iris, low'.Pg 249, 'Yacca filamentosa' replaced by 'Yucca filamentosa'.Pg 257, 'eleven apicial' replaced by 'eleven apical'.Pg 261, 'the tripple series' replaced by 'the triple series'.Pg 269, 'situation of of the' replaced by 'situation of the'.Pg 285, 'my own observatiou' replaced by 'my own observation'.Pg 290, 'thrown purmiscuously' replaced by 'thrown promiscuously'.Pg 308, 'for sometime made' replaced by 'for some time made'.Pg 315, 'chrystallography of Haüy' replaced by 'crystallography of Haüy'.Pg 315, 'in cold weather.' replaced by 'in cold water.'.Pg 316, 'common iron pyrytes' replaced by 'common iron pyrites'.Pg 344, 'regular octaedrons' replaced by 'regular octahedrons'.Pg 345, 'Hill in Cattskill' replaced by 'Hill in Catskill'.Pg 346, 'The schorl cruciforn' replaced by 'The schorl cruciform'.Pg 359, 'Deerfield, Massachuchusetts,' replaced by 'Deerfield, Massachusetts,'.Pg 363, 'Humingbirds arrived' replaced by 'Hummingbirds arrived'.Pg 367, 'American hazle' replaced by 'American hazel'.Pg 370, 'been unusully warm' replaced by 'been unusually warm'.Pg 371, 'and mullin' replaced by 'and mullein'.Pg 409, 'appear irreconcileable' replaced by 'appear irreconcilable'.Pg 415, 'inerposed agents' replaced by 'interposed agents'.Pg 416, 'corruscating flame' replaced by 'coruscating flame'.Pg 429, 'to many visiters' replaced by 'to many visitors'.Index:'Diplocœa barbata, 282.' replaced by 'Diplocea barbata, 252.'.'Localites' replaced by 'Localities'.'Rafinesque', 'on Diplocœa barbata, 352' replaced by 'on Diplocea barbata, 252'.'Slate', '70—342.' replaced by '70, 342.'.'Torrey' page number '437' added.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Four illustrations have been moved from their book location to be close to the text describing them. One from page 289 top293; another from p413 top337; another from p414 top423; another from p448 top91.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, knifeblade, knife-blade; New England, New-England; carbonat, carbonate; musqueto; illy; chesnut; connexion.
Pg 2, 'these scources' replaced by 'these sources'.Pg 13, 'arch AGN .. VA' replaced by 'arc AGN..VA'.Pg 14, 'Vth A´D´G' replaced by 'Vth A´D´G´'.Pg 39, 'sooner, in might' replaced by 'sooner, it might'.Pg 50, 'are two limited' replaced by 'are too limited'.Pg 51, 'importance usally' replaced by 'importance usually'.Pg 58, 'shall be acertained' replaced by 'shall be ascertained'.Pg 60, 'Geology of the the' replaced by 'Geology of the'.Pg 77, '20th of Ferbuary' replaced by '20th of February'.Pg 90, 'than elswhere;' replaced by 'than elsewhere;'.Pg 91, 'convenient mothod' replaced by 'convenient method'.Pg 94, 'heretofore peccolated' replaced by 'heretofore percolated'.Pg 104Footnote [16], 'by inadventence' replaced by 'by inadvertence'.Pg 108, 'aud three feet' replaced by 'and three feet'.Pg 113, 'Some has' replaced by 'Some have'.Pg 133, 'tress; insects' replaced by 'trees; insects'.Pg 138, 'three huudred feet' replaced by 'three hundred feet'.Pg 147, 'quantitites of sandrock' replaced by 'quantities of sandrock'.Pg 149, 'is is not a proper' replaced by 'is not a proper'.Pg 158, Illustration caption, 'P. IV' replaced by 'Pl. IV'.Pg 171, 'much of the gelantine' replaced by 'much of the gelatine'.Pg 173, 'empyxeuma arising' replaced by 'empyreuma arising'.Pg 204, 'unknown to to all' replaced by 'unknown to all'.Pg 238, 'Honsatonuck River' replaced by 'Housatonick River'.Pg 247, 'Inis, low' replaced by 'Iris, low'.Pg 249, 'Yacca filamentosa' replaced by 'Yucca filamentosa'.Pg 257, 'eleven apicial' replaced by 'eleven apical'.Pg 261, 'the tripple series' replaced by 'the triple series'.Pg 269, 'situation of of the' replaced by 'situation of the'.Pg 285, 'my own observatiou' replaced by 'my own observation'.Pg 290, 'thrown purmiscuously' replaced by 'thrown promiscuously'.Pg 308, 'for sometime made' replaced by 'for some time made'.Pg 315, 'chrystallography of Haüy' replaced by 'crystallography of Haüy'.Pg 315, 'in cold weather.' replaced by 'in cold water.'.Pg 316, 'common iron pyrytes' replaced by 'common iron pyrites'.Pg 344, 'regular octaedrons' replaced by 'regular octahedrons'.Pg 345, 'Hill in Cattskill' replaced by 'Hill in Catskill'.Pg 346, 'The schorl cruciforn' replaced by 'The schorl cruciform'.Pg 359, 'Deerfield, Massachuchusetts,' replaced by 'Deerfield, Massachusetts,'.Pg 363, 'Humingbirds arrived' replaced by 'Hummingbirds arrived'.Pg 367, 'American hazle' replaced by 'American hazel'.Pg 370, 'been unusully warm' replaced by 'been unusually warm'.Pg 371, 'and mullin' replaced by 'and mullein'.Pg 409, 'appear irreconcileable' replaced by 'appear irreconcilable'.Pg 415, 'inerposed agents' replaced by 'interposed agents'.Pg 416, 'corruscating flame' replaced by 'coruscating flame'.Pg 429, 'to many visiters' replaced by 'to many visitors'.Index:'Diplocœa barbata, 282.' replaced by 'Diplocea barbata, 252.'.'Localites' replaced by 'Localities'.'Rafinesque', 'on Diplocœa barbata, 352' replaced by 'on Diplocea barbata, 252'.'Slate', '70—342.' replaced by '70, 342.'.'Torrey' page number '437' added.