328 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNNO ]6Q8. 



Bot, 141. 21. Eupatorium Marianum Melissae foliis tenuioribus, floribus pur- 

 purasceiuibus filamentosis. An Eupatorium Americanum Melissas foliis magis 

 acumiiiatis, Pkik. tab. 87, fig. 3, et Aim. Bot. 140. 22. Bacchaiis Mariana 

 flore pulchre rubentc. 23. Flos solis Marianus foliis pyramidalibus scabris ex 

 adverso sessilibus. 24. Flos solis Marianus foliis latioribus flore mixto. 25. Flos 

 solis Marianus foliis angustioribus fl. mixto. 26. Chrysanthemum pilosissimum 

 umbone purpurascente, petalis extus villosis. 27- Chrysanthemum Marianum 

 foliis abrotani maris. 28. Nardus Americana procerior foliis cassiis, Pluk. tab. 101, 

 fig. 2, Aim. Bot. I have observed this stately plant for several years in our 

 physic garden at Chelsea, growing more than two yards high, with leaves some- 

 what like our goosefoot, but much larger, and underneath of an ash colour. 



Carolina Globe Tree. — 2g. Valerianoides Americana flore globoso, 



folio. Mus. Petiv. 293. Arbor Americana triphylla, fructu Platani quodammodo 

 aemulante ; lignum fibularium, i. e. button wood nostratibus dicta, Pluk. tab. 77, 

 fig. 3, Aim. Bot. 47. Scabiosa dendroides Americana, ternis foliis circa caulem 

 ambientibus, floribus ochroleucis, Aim. Bot. 336. This formerly grew at the 

 physic garden at Chelsea. 



30. Laserpitium Americanum fraxini folio Musei Petiv. 255. 31. Hippose- 

 linum Marianum foliis integris et trifidis. The lower leaves are more or less 

 round or pointed, and serrated like our callha palustris, but much smaller^ not 

 exceeding those of the garden violet, which they much resemble; these stand 

 on longer or shorter footstalks, sheathed at the base, those above are wholly 

 vaginated or sheathed, and come trifoliate at every joint, its flowers are small 

 and yellowish. A. 32. Our least water parsnip, with various leaves. 



33. Symphytum Marianum foliis echii latioribus. These leaves are near an 

 inch broad, and between 2 or 3 long, are set alternately close to the stalk ; 

 and taper at each end ; in texture very much resembling our vipers bugloss, but 

 broader. 



34. Teucrium Marianum spicatum mentha? folio. 35. Mr. Ray's Virginia 

 snake-weed. Pulegium Virginianum nonnullis, aliis serpentaria aut columbrina 

 Virginiana Raii H. pi. 534. 36. Dr. Herman's Virginiana wild basil, with yel- 

 low flowers. 37. Horminum Marianum foliis pilis albis aspersis. 38. Scutel- 

 laria Virginiana hyssopi angustis foliis, flore caeruleo Aim. Bot. 338. 39. Mr. 

 Banistei's columbine leaved crow-fbut. 40. Munting's yellow passion flower. 

 41. Cornutus's Canada herb Christopher. A friend of mine brought me this 

 root from Protuxen River in Maryland ; and he tells me, they there call it rich- 

 root, and use it as a specific against the scurvy ; they boil about a pound of it 

 in two gallons of cyder, till only two quarts remain ; and being strained, they 



