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Parry was born in Gloucestershire , England , but moved to the United States with his parents in 1832, settling first in New York . He studied Medicine at Columbia University , and botany under John Torrey , Asa Gray and George Engelmann . He moved to Davenport, Iowa in 1846 where he practiced as a doctor for a short time before joining the United States And Mexican Boundary Survey ( 1848 – 1855 ) as Surgeon and botanist. He made extensive plant collections along the U.S.-Mexico Border in California , and later in Colorado , Utah and other western states, many of which proved to be new species. Important plants he discovered include the Torrey Pine and Engelmann Spruce , which he named in honour of his mentors. Several plants are also named after him, including the Parry Pinyon , and also Parry Peak (4,082 m / 13,391 feet) in Colorado. His archive is held at Iowa State University . The standard Botanical Author Abbreviation Parry is applied to plants he described. EXTERNAL LINKS
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