OF ACCOMPANYING ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 977 



mah, enumerated by Mason v. p. 432 as "exotic," called " them-bau-ma-hnyo-ban," and cultivated for 

 ornament both by natives and Europeans. Westward, devoid of a Sanscrit name (Pidd.), and 

 observed in Hindustan by Roxburgh, and Graham, only in the cultivated state, " common in gardens " 

 and " in flower all the year : " and in Ceylon, only recently becoming naturalized (Moon, and Gardn.): 

 called in Madagascar " tsi-felan-felan " (Boj.), but no specimens from that island seen by A. Decan- 

 dolle. By European colonists, was carried to the Mauritius Islands, where it has become naturalized 

 (Boj.) ; to Austral Africa (A. Dec.) ; to one locality in Guinea (flor. Nigr.) ; to the West Indies, 

 where it is not mentioned by the early writers, but now occurs even in the neighbouring portion of 

 Florida and " in the streets of Apalachicola " (Chapm.), and throughout Tropical America from Realejo 

 in Western Mexico (Benth. bot. Sulph.) to Rio Janeiro. Transported to Europe, is described by 

 Miller pi. 186, and Linnaeus ; has become frequent in greenhouses ; and was observed by Clot-Bey in 

 the gardens of Egypt. 



" March 7th " (Charlev., Holmes, and voy. Belg.), leaving the mouth of the Illinois river, Father 

 Hennepin with others proceeded up the Mississippi. At the "forty sixth" degree of North Latitude, 

 he was stopped by falls, named by him " Falls of St. Anthony." 



"March 16th" (Chalm., Belknap, and Holmes), Edward Randolph having arrived, bringing a 

 commission separating New Hampshire from Massachusetts; the new government inaugurated at 

 Portsmouth, by the meeting of the first assembly. 



"Nov. 3d" (Blair), the great comet : — continuing in sight until " March 9th." From observa- 

 tions thereon, Isaac Newton was enabled to demonstrate, The regular revolution of comets around the 

 sun (Holmes). 



"In this year" (append. Sibth.), Morison publishing the second volume of his Hist, plant., 

 enumerating * Potentilla hirsuta ii. 2. 20. 2, Pentstemon laevigatus ii. 5. 8. 6, Sisymbrium Pyrenaicum 

 ii. 3. 7. 1, Lavatera micans ii. 5. 17. 9, L. Cretica ii. 5. 17. 5, Ononis mitissima ii. 2. 17. 4, Scorpiurus 

 muricata ii. 2. 1 1. f. iv, Medicago elegans ii. 2. 15.4, M. muricata ii. 2. 15. f. 11, M. Gerardi ii. 2. 15. 

 f. 18, M. tcrebellum ii. 2. 15. f. 20, Arcliemora rigida ii. 7. f. 1 (Pers. i. p. 316), Yucca filamentosa ii. 

 p. 419, Lupinus perennis ii. 2. 7. f. 6. 



Hypericum calycinum of Eastern Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. A low shrub 

 described by Morison ii. 5. 35 f. 2, — termed "h. ascyrum " by Miller (Steud.), and received from 

 Greece (Jacq. fragm. pi. 6, and Pers.) ; observed by Sibthorp in shaded situations near Constantino- 

 ple. Seemingly naturalized at some points in Scotland (Bab.), Ireland, and on the Isle of Wight, 

 but does not ripen seed (Wats., Bromf., and A. Dec). 



Medicago intertexta of the Mediterranean countries. An annual called in Egypt " nafal " (Del.); 

 described by Morison 2. pi. 15. f. 7. 8. 9, — and known to grow in Barbary and Southern Europe 

 (Pers.) : observed by Forskal near Marseilles ; by Delile, around Rosetta in Egypt. By European 

 colonists, was carried to Northeast America (A. Dec). 



Medicago nigra of the West Mediterranean countries. An annual described by M0ris0n2.pl. 

 15. f. 19, — and known to grow in Southern France (Willd., and Pers.). By European colonists was 

 carried to Northeast America (A. Dec). 



" In this year" (Spreng., and Winckl.), Breyn publishing his Prodrom., enumerating f Gladiolus 

 trislis 7. f. 1, G. angustus 7. f. 2, G. Lamarckii 12. f. 1, Antholyza ringens 8. 1, A. plicata 9. 2, 

 Wachendorfia paniculata 9. I, Rhynchospora aurea 23, Drosera cistiflora 22. 2, Crassula coccinea 20. 

 1 Lachenalia orchioidcs 11. 3, Euphorbia caput-Medusae 19, ' Capparis Breynii 13, Monsonia speciosa 

 21. 2 Spilanthus insipidus 24, Eupatorium divaricatum 17. 2, Pteronia oppositifolia 17. 3, Gnapha- 

 lium seiratum 18. 2, G. divaricatum 18. 3, Heluhrysum proliferum 17. 1, H. imbricatum 18. 1, H. 

 vir^atum 16. 3, Cineraria sonchifolin 21. 1, and Calendula hybrida 14. 2:— the second part "in 

 1689," died "in 1697," and a new edition of the whole was published by his son Jo. Philipp Breyn 



" in 1734." 



" 1680 and 1681" (Churchill coll.), Captain Sharp returning from the Pacific and unable "to 

 recover tiie strait of Magellan," continued South as far as "sixty degrees," meeting with many ice- 



* Trifolium medium of Europe. The "t. pratense purpureum vulgare " of Morison ii. p. 138. u. 

 ,. (Afzel. linn. soc. lond. i. 237) may be compared : T. medium is described by Linnaeus. By Euro- 

 pean colonists was carried to Northeast America, observed by myself springing up spontaneously 

 around Salem, much resembling T. pratense but the heads of flowers I think smaller: " T. Pennsyl- 

 vanicum" of Willdenow, and Pursh, may be compared (see Dec. prodr.). 



+ Agapanthus umbellatus of Austral Africa. Transported to Europe, described^ by Breyn prodr. 

 pi 10 — (Spreno-.), Miller pi. 210, and Linnaeus. By European colonists also, carried to Northeast 

 America, whereat has become frequent in greenhouses ; recently to Hindustan, and called African 

 blue lily (Graham). In its wild state, known to grow in Austral Africa (Thunb. prod. 60, and Pers.). 



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