OF ACCOMPANYING ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 1051 



Torenia parviflora of Madagascar and the Mauritius Islands. Observed by Hamilton-Buchanan 

 in Southern Hindustan — (Benth ), and known to occur also in Burmah (herb. Dec). Westward, is 

 termed " nortenia Thouarsii " by Cham, and Schlect. as growing on Madagascar and the Mauritius 

 Islands. By European colonists, was carried to Brazil and Guayana (A. Dec). 



" In this year" (Pursh), Jacquin publishing the Third volume of his Hort. Schoenbr., enumerat- 

 ing Cyperus speciosus. 



" In this year" (W. sp. pi. iv. 183), Willdenow describing plants in Act. berol., including Chara 

 foliolosa from Muhlenberg. 



Najas Indica of Hindustan. Received from Tranquebar and described in this year by Willde- 

 now act. berol. 1. f. 3 : — growing also according to Bory on the Mauritius Islands (Kunth enum. iii. 

 114, and A. Dec). 



" In this year" (Spreng.), Toh. Christoph Wendland publishing his Ericarum icon., — the seven- 

 teenth and last fascic. "in 1806." 



" I799> Feb. 10th " (Holmes), the French frigate Insurgente of "forty-four" guns, captured by 

 the Constellation under Truxton. The American navy in this year consisting of "forty-two vessels, 

 carrying nine hundred and fifty guns." 



" Aug. 29th '' (Nicol.), death in France of the captive pope Pius VI. He was succeeded at 

 Rome by Pius VII., ninety-seventh pope. 



Euphorbia calendulcefolia of ... . Discovered by Delile, occurring as a weed in cultivated 

 fields near Cairo. — Its native country remains unascertained. 



" Oct. 13th" (Maunder), arrival from Egypt of Bonaparte at Frejus in France. "Nov 9th," he 

 drove out the Legislature at the point of the bayonet, and abolished the constitution "of the third 

 year." The Directory was- declared extinct, and a new constitution formed, vesting the executive 

 power in three consuls : Bonaparte was made first consul. 



" In this year" (Spreng.), Jak. Sturm publishing his Deutschlands flora. 



" In this year" (title-page), Willdenow publishing the Second volume of his Sp. plant. 



Nov. 10th (....), meteoric shower witnessed by Humboldt and Bonpland shortly after their 

 arrival on the Northern coast of South America. In traversing this portion of the continent from the 

 Orinoco to the Magdalena, they met with Quercus Huviboldtii, and Q. Tolimensis, in New Granada* 

 (Brendel). 



" Dec. 14th " (Holmes), death of Washington. 



" 1800 A. D." (Holmes), removal of the seat of government into a slave State, to Washington 

 city on the Potomac. The more prominent Northerners now took one another out of the way, and 

 their places were filled by slaveholders, and Emancipation was effectually arrested. 



" The same year" (Holmes), vaccination introduced into America by Benjamin Waterhouse of 

 Cambridge. 



" In this year" (suppl. Sibth.), J. E. Smith publishing his Flora Britannica.f And as early per- 

 haps wrongly including among British plants Salix petiolaris. 



* Mikania guaco of the banks of the Magdalena. An herbaceous vine, regarded as a remedy 

 for the bites of venomous serpents : observed by Humboldt and Bonpland zeq. ii. pi. 105 in hot damp 

 places along the Magdalena — (Steud., and Lindl.). 



Nelsonia canescens of Equatorial Africa. An Acanthaceous plant observed by Humboldt and 

 Bonpland in Tropical America (Steud.). Known to grow at Fazohkel and in other parts of Equatorial 

 Africa — (Nees in Dec. prodr. xi). Occurring also in Australia; but probably by European colonists 

 carried to the West Indies and Columbia (H. and Bonpl. and A. Dec). 



Telanthera maritima of the shores of Tropical America. Observed there by Humboldt and 

 Bonpland (Steud.); — known to grow in the West Indies and Brazil (A. Dec), and in "South Flor- 

 ida " (Chapm.). From transported specimens, described by Willdenow (Steud.). Occurring also 

 on the opposite African coast, at Oware (Moq.), and in Guinea (fl. Nigr.), probably transported by 

 the ocean currents. 



Iresine aggregata of the shores of Tropical America. Observed there by Humboldt and Bon- 

 pland (Steud.); — known to grow from Cuba to Bahia (A. Dec), and from transported specimens 

 described by Willdenow (Steud.). Occurring also on the opposite African coast, in Senegambia (A. 

 Dec), probably transported by the ocean currents. 



\ Rosa micrantha of Western Europe. The small-flowered sweet-briar distinguished by Smith 

 on account of its deciduous calyx-lobes. By European colonists was carried to Northeast America, 

 — has been found in " Eastern New England, naturalized " (A. Gray). 



Carex lavigata of Western Europe. Observed by Smith iii. 1005, in Britain ; — described also 

 by Schkuhr t. 2. f. 83, t. Bbb. f. 116, t. Sss. f. 162; and known to grow in marshes in middle Europe 

 (Pers.). Westward, was received by Dewey from Massachusetts and termed "c. Greeniana," is 

 enumerated by J. Carey as " introduced ? " 



