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thus allowing of the preservation of ample sized ones, which have ac- 

 cordingly been chosen. It has also been considered necessary to a 

 complete herbarium, that the ripe seeds should be a;lded, and those of 

 a considerable number of species have been obtained for this object. 



Observations relating to the individual plants have been made, with 

 reference to their economical and medicinal uses; and to their correct 

 analysis and individual characters. It is not my intention in this report, 

 to give a detailed account of such observations; for this would obvi- 

 ously be improper, as the investigations are not jSnished, and, in conse- 

 quence, not sufficiently complete to allow of their being made at the 

 present time; or, if made, would cause unnecessary repetition in the 

 final report. 



For these reasons, I have thought it advisable to confine the notice 

 of the plants, at present, to a catalogue of their names, reserving a de- 

 tailed account of them for a final report; and endeavor, in the mean 

 time, to collect such facts in regard to them as opportunity shall offer, as 

 will be of use both in a practical and scientific point of view. 



It is my intention to examine, hereafter, those portions of the State 

 •which have not been explored, and render the collections as complete as 

 possible. 



The accompanying catalogue embraces the phenogamous and filicoid 

 plants which have been collected. 



JOHN WRIGHT, 



Botanist. 



CATALOGUE. 



A. 



Acalypha virginica, Linn.* Three seed mercury. 

 Acer eriocarpum, Mx. Silver maple. 



nigrum, Mx. Black maple. 



saccharinum, Linn. Hard maple. Sugar maple. 

 Achillea millefolium, Linn. Yarrow. Milfoil. 

 Acnida cannabina, Linn. Water hemp. Indian hemp. 



•For abbreviations of authors' names,. see the end of the catalogue. 



