OF ACCOMPANYING ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 1041 



year," and leaving Paul Saulnier to form a nursery in the neighbouring portion of New Jersey, Mi- 

 chaux at Charleston and now fairly commencing his exploration of the forests of Northeast America, 

 meeting with Clematis cyltndrtca, Clssus cordata, Gaylussacla brachycera, Vacciniuint erythrocarpon, 

 Mcnzlesla glohularts, Centunculus lanceolatus, Utricularla cornuta, Verbena angusllfolla, Pycnan- 

 themum montanum, Cenlaurella paniculata, Forestlera acuminata, Acnida (Montella) rusocarpa, 

 Saglttaria nutans, Platanthera crlstata, Smllax tamnifolia, Trillium grandiflorum , T. erythrocar- 

 pum, T. pusillum, Uvularia puberula, Streptopus roseus, S. (Prosartes) lanuglnosus, Zygadenus 

 glaberrlmus, Veratrum parviflorum, Tradescantla rosea, Mayaca Mtchauxll, Xyris brevifdlla, Eri- 

 ocaulon {Papalanthus) flavidus j Artstlda strlcla, dlchotoma j Spar Una juncea, Paspalum lame, 

 Panicum anceps, P. proliferum, Erianthus brevlbarbe j Andropogon scoparius, temarlus ; Cyperus 

 ■virens, C. Michauxianus, Eleocharls quadrangulata, E. tuberculosa, Trichophorum llneatum, Fui- 

 rena squarrosa, Rhynchospora longlrostrls, R. inexpansa ; Scleria trlglomerata, pauciflora, vertlcd- 

 lata, Carollnlana, ciliata ; Delphinium tricorne, Cimlcifuga Ameilcana, Magnolia cordata, Aslmlna 

 parviflora, Diphyllela cymosa, Cardamlne rotundifolia, Viola rotundifolla, V. hastata, Helianthemum 

 corymbosum, Lechea thymifolia, Parnassia Carollniana, Hypericum angulosum, Elodea petiolata, 

 Clayionia Carollniana, Blephllla hlrsuta, Valeriana pauciflora, Commelyna augustifolla, Kyllingia 

 pumlla, Rhynchospoia sparsa, micrantha, fasclcularls, dlstans, capitellata, ciliata; Zizania {Pfy- 

 drochlod)flultans, Sporobolus junceus, Anthenanthta vlllosa (Aulaxanthus El.) ; Panicum Allchauxii, 

 nltldum, scoparlum, ramu.'osum, pubjscens, mellcarium, debile ; Paspalum dlgltarla, plicatum ; Gvm- 

 nopogon racemosus, Lygodium palmatum, Asplcnlum montanum ii. 265, Stlpultclda setacea, Lechea 

 tenuifolia i. 77, Proserpiuaca pectinata i. 76, Plantago interrupta i. 94 ; Galium uniflorum, hispidu- 

 lum; Houstonia serpyLlfolla, Cornus asperlfolla, Pachvsandra procumbens, Phacelia fimbriata, 

 Lysimachia angustifolia, Plilox reptans, Azalea ca/iescens,. Bumella recllnata, Campanula flexuosa, 

 C. divaricata, Rlbes (Grossularid) rotundifolla, Rhamuus mlnutlflorus, Paronychia herniarloides, 

 P. argyrocoma, Heuchera vlllosa, Crautzia llneala, Thasplum barblnode, Viburnum pubescent, Rhus 

 p)ti7nl/a, Crotonopsis argentea, Schisandra coccinea, Allium mutablle, Clintonla umbellata, Juncus? 

 repcns, Helonlas {Amlanthtinn) augustlfollum, Triglochin triandrum, Rliexia clllosa, Gaura. angus- 

 tlfolla, Jfenzlesta globularis, Polygonum liydroplperoldes, Eriogonum tcmentosum, Pleea tenuifolia, 

 Vaccimum arboreum, V. galezans, V. myrsiuites, Kalmia cuneata, Rhododendron punctatum, R. Ca- 

 lau/btense, Cassia linearis, C. (Chamcecristd) fasclculata, Thermopsls mollis, Saxifraga leucanthemt- 

 folla, Alsine Michauxii* Diaiuorpha pusilla, Sedum telephiotdes, Crataegus spathulata, Rosa setigera, 

 Geuui geniculatttm, G. radiatum, Saglttaria graminea, Verbena augustifolla, Herpestls amplexlcaulls, 

 Dlptcracauthus humlstratus, Dentaria Laclnlata, Cardamlne spathulata, Lobelia amo3na, L puberula, 

 Polygala setacea, Crolalarla parviflora, Astragalus glaber, A. vtllosus, Psoralea canescens, P. hipl- 

 nellus, Lespideza procumbens, Desmodium glabellum, D. clltare, D. acuminatum, D. llneatum, D. 

 rotundifolium, Tephrosla hispidula, A T abalus crepidineus, Lactuca? gramlnlfolla (" flos purple," 

 Chapm.), Hieracium scabrum, Eupatorium serotlnum, Blgelowla nudata, Hymenopappus scablosceus, 

 Baccharis augustifolla, B. glomerullflora, Seneclo tomenlosus, Enthamla tenuifolia } Solldago virgata, 

 pauctfloscu/osa, glomerata; Dlplopappus amygdallntis, Aster surculosus, A. acumlnatus, Boltonla 

 glastl/olla; Coreopsis latlfolla, trichospertnaj Hellanthus tomentosus, Gymnadenta trldentata, Habe- 

 narla qulnqueseta, Euphorbia pubentissima, Sttlltngla ligustrlna. — " 1787, May 6th," he was with 

 his son exploring the sources of the Keovee river. 



" In this year" (Holmes), by the Legislature of Massachusetts, an act establishing a mint; for 

 coining gold, silver, and copper. 



Discontent among the people on account of the heavy taxation, decay of trade, large amount of 

 private indebtedness, and a desire prevailing for a paper-money system, the courts of justice obstructed 

 in various parts of Massachusetts ; especially after the proclamation by the governor '• Sept. 2d." — 



* Arenaria lanuginosa of Carolina and the Lower Mississippi. Observed by Michaux in Caro- 

 lina and termed " spergulastrum lanuginosum ; " — by Elliot " arenaria diffusa ; " by Nuttall " stellaria 

 elonn-ata," and observed in Carolina, Georgia, and Arkansas; by N. A. Ware, in Florida; by Chap- 

 man on "shady banks, Florida to North Carolina and westward." 



VusM'cua i^raudlflora of Carolina and Georgia. Discovered in Georgia by Michaux; — known 

 to tow in " South Carolina and westward " (Ell., and Chapm.), and observed by Nuttall near Savan- 

 nah. Transported to Europe, escaped from cultivation in " 1838," and has since become abundant in 

 certain localities in Southern France though not as yet producing seeds (A. Dec). 



Paspalum dlgltarla of Carolina and Florida. Discovered by Michaux; — and known to grow 

 alon<r the Atlantic from Lat. 37 (Pursh) to Florida and Westward (Ell., and Chapm.). By Bosc, 

 was carried in " 1802" to Bordeaux, and has since become naturalized in the Southwestern portion of 

 France (A. Dec ) ; also by European colonists, was carried to Brazil and the Mauritius Islands (Kunth). 



131 



