
          Villarsia lacunosa  This plant grows abundantly in 
 Seldens Cove with Cyanus Nymphea odorata  [Nymphaea odorata] &c
 I had a fine opportunity to examine this plant last season
 In Torreys [added: N] fl [A flora of the northern and middle stations of the United States] vol. 1 p 215 in line 5 above Habitats for Corolla 
 read Calix & "those callous spur shaped bodies an inch or 
 2 in length which are reflected upon the petiole with the 
 nature of these I am unaquainted [unacquainted] these are aquatic 
 Bulbs when the leaves and stems decay  fall to the 
 bottom and take root in the mud and become the plants
 of the following year  These bulbs or spurs are not 
 unlike what forms on the vine of the strawberry and
 are in fact aquatic radioles a singular provision
 [added: of nature] I have seen no notice [added: taken] of


 Seldens Cove [Cadlyme?] where the Cyanus grows is an
 interesting place for the Botanist, more like a small western
 lake, & full of aquatics. on enquiring I found that the
 Cyanus had been known there from time immemorial. Old
 Col Selden had known it for 50 years, as he informed me
 I was, from the nature of the ground led to suspect it
 a resort of Indians [added and crossed out: in former time] and had my conjecture fully
 verified. This was in former times a famous
 resort of the Indians. I suggested the probability that
 the Indians had brought the seeds from the South
 and thrown them in this cove to naturalize them as
 an article of food. Pursh thought the same of the
 locality at Philadelphia. This conjecture of mine
 was thought to be the case* . indeed Col Selden
 having always noticed the plants was not aware
 there was any thing peculiar till he had been
 apprized so.


 * Col Seldon [Selden's] son to whom I mentioned this, said that they frequently
 found the remains of Indians and Indian implements and this
 spot was known to be a celebrated resort. I name this  
 to account for the remarkable fact of the Cyanus being
 found here the only place known in the Eastern States
 as far as I have any information


 Galium uniflorum. I have a specimen of this plant from Carolina
 have you seen it?
        