WILMINGTON FLORA; A LIST OF PLANTS 



GROWING ABOUT WILMINGTON, N. C, 



WITH DATE OF FLOWERING, 



WITH A MAP OF NEW 



HANOVER COUNTY. 



THOMAS F. WOOD and GERALD MCCARTHY. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The growing interest in botany during the last ten years has 

 created the necessity for a manual for local work in botany, espe- 

 cially as regards the Cape Fear region. 



The pamphlet, published by Dr. Curtis in 1832, has long since 

 become a rarity, and was not up to the recent date as regards the 

 newer discoveries, and abounded in old synonyms. An attempt was 

 first made to rewrite this catalogue, substituting the accepted syn- 

 onyms of to-day, but it was found best to re write it entire. This 

 pamphlet, therefore, has for its basis the work of Dr. Curtis. To it 

 has been added all the plants which he subsequently added in his 

 catalogue of the plants of the State, and the few other plants 

 which have been added since that work was issued. 



We have given the date of lowering of plants, founded as much 

 on personal observation as possible, but still we feel that this part 

 of the work can be much improved. For the sake of many begin- 

 ners, we have also added the color of flowers, knowing, of course, 

 that to the scientific botanist, such a slight aid would be so imper- 

 fect as to be of little use to him ; but, for beginners, who are puz- 

 zling over plant analyses for the first time, such a slight knowledge 

 as the color of a flower would often be of help. Furthermore, am- 

 ateur botanists, of whom there is an increasing number all over the 

 State, appreciate such slight aids, and for these considerations we 

 think the trouble has been well spent. 



We have added a map of the Cape Fear region which is accurately 

 drawn to a scale (one mile to i inch), and will be found valuable to 

 botanists and others. The basis of this map was one drawn by 

 Capt. W. H. James, of the Confederate States Engineers, after a 

 complete topographical survey during the war. Corrections and ad- 

 ditions have been made to date, as nearly as possible, excepting 



