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2. f. 12, Woodwardia onocleoides, Cacalia atriplicifolia iii. 7. 15.7, Polymnia uvcdalia iii. 6. 7. f. 55, 

 Cypripedium pubescens iii. 12. 11. f. 15, Hydrophyllum Virginicum iii. 51. 1. f. 1, Juncus nodosus iii. 

 & 9. t. 15, Monotropa uniflora iii. 12. 16. f. 5, Pycnanthemum Virginicum iii. 11. 7. f. 8, P. aristatum 

 iii. II. 8. f. ult, Hyssopus {Lophanthus) nepetoides iii. 11. 4. f. 11, Scutellaria lateriflora iii. p. 416, 

 Eupatorium aromaticum iii. p. 98, Gnaphalium purpureum iii. p. 92, Aster linif alius iii. p. 121, /z/a 

 frutescens iii. p. 90, Phlomis leonilis iii. p. 383. — He died "in 1683," and the volume was published 

 by Bobart "in 1699." 



Thalictrum alpinum of Subarctic Europe and Asia. Described by Morison iii. 9. pi. 20. f — 

 (....), and known to grow from Lapland and Finland to Ireland and Wales (fl. Dan. pi. 11, Engl, 

 bot. pi. 262, and Wats.), also on the Pyrenees, throughout the Swiss Alps (A. Dec), on Caucasus 

 and in Northern Asia as far as the Altaian mountains (Ledeb.). Westward, according to Torrey and 

 Gray fl. i. 39, grows on Newfoundland and in Canada. 



Valeriana {Centranthus) calcitrapa of the Mediterranean countries. Described by Morison iii. 

 7. pi. 14, — termed "v. foliis calcitrapae, etiam v. lusitanica latifolia annua laciniata" by Tournefort 

 inst. 132, and known to grow in Barbary, Portugal (Pers.), and France (Dec. fl. fr.) : observed by 

 Sibthorp, and Chaubard, in cultivated ground in the Peloponnesus. In Britain, after maintaining 

 itself fifty years near Eltham, is regarded by Watson as not completely naturalized (A. Dec). 



Solatium Hermanni of Austral Africa. Transported to Europe and described by Morison iii. 

 pi. 1, the berries which are black inducing according to Hermann hort. lugd. 574 headache, torpor, 

 furor and even death — (Spreng.) ; termed " s. pomiferum frutescens africanum spinosum nigricans 

 borraginis flore foliis profunde laciniatis " by Tournefort inst. 149 ; was observed by Sibthorp grow- 

 ing spontaneously in Sicily ; and has become naturalized in Greece (Heldr.), Italy, Sardinia, Majorca, 

 Portugal, around Cadiz where it is called " tomates del diablo," and around Tangier in Morocco 

 (Bertol, Dun., Reuter, and A. Dec). 



Ophrys lutea of the Mediterranean countries. Described by Morison iii. 12. 13. f. 15 — (Spreng.) ; 

 termed " o. Cretica maxima " by Tournefort trav. pi. 37 ; and observed by Chaubard in the Pelo- 

 ponnesus. Westward, by Decandolle fl. in France ; by Cavanilles, in Spain ; and by Brotero, in 

 Portugal. 



Ophrys scolopax of the Mediterranean countries. Described by Morison iii. 12. 13. 11 — 

 (Spreng.) ; observed by Cavanilles ii. pi. 161 in Spain ; known to grow in Southwestern France, and 

 observed by Chaubard in the Peloponnesus. 



Carex riparia of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. A large subaquatic sedge described 

 by Morison iii. 8. 12. 9 — (Spreng.) ; termed " cyperoides latifolium spica rufa sive caule triangulo" 

 by Tournefort inst. 529; and known to grow throughout middle Europe (Micheli pi. 32, Pers., and 

 Curt. lond. iv. pi. 60) : observed by Sibthorp frequent in watery places from the Peloponnesus to 

 Constantinople. 



Bromf., and A. Dec). Westward, according to A. Gray, grows on "alluvial banks, Western New 

 York to Wisconsin, Virginia, Kentucky, and southward ; " was observed by Michaux on the Alle- 

 ghanies of Carolina ; by Chapman, " along mountain streams, South Carolina to Tennessee ; " by 

 Beck, in Illinois ; and by Nuttall, on the Arkansas. 



Pteris lon^ifolia of Mexico and the West Indies. A fern, transported to Europe, described by 

 Morison iii. p. 568, — and Ray suppl. 65 (Linn. sp. pi.) ; and naturalized on the isle of Ischia in the 

 Bay of Naples (Tenore). Westward, observed by Plunder am. pi. 18 in the West Indies; grows 

 according to Chapman, on " Key West " at the Southern extreme of Florida ; is known to grow also 

 in Mexico (A. Dec). 



Aspidium cristatum of Northern Climates. A fern described by Morison iii. 14. 3. f. 1, — and 

 Plukenet phyt. 181. f. 2 (Linn. sp. 1551) ; known to grow throughout middle Europe (Engl. bot. pi. 

 2125); and observed by Sibthorp from Bceotia to Constantinople. Westward, grows according to 

 Hooker as far as the Saskatchewan; received by Swartz from Pennsylvania; observed by A. Gray 

 " common " in central New York ; by myself, in swampy ground from 43 to 40 along the Atlantic. 



Bromus secalinus of middle and Northern Europe. A coarse grass described by Morison iii. 8. 

 pi, 7 — (Spreng.), and Linnaeus; and known to occur as a weed in middle Europe (Weigel, Huds., 

 Lam., and Pers). By European colonists, unintentionally carried to Northeast America, where it 

 continues in waste ground but chiefly in grain-fields, and is called cheat. 



Panicum latifolium of Northeast America. A reedy grass, transported to Europe, described 

 by Morison iii. 8. pi 5, — and Linnasus. Westward, observed by myself from 46° on the St. Law- 

 rence to 40 along the Atlantic ; by A. Gray, in " moist thickets, common " in central New York ; by 

 Schweinitz, at 36 in Upper Carolina ; by Beck, on the Mississippi near St. Louis ; and by Nuttall, 

 on the Arkansas. 



