Cutler, Manasseh, 1742-1823. Manasseh Cutler papers, 1782-1856. Book II. gra00062. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

72 leaves, is sent o fye pedicle of ye flower, round, smoth 1 inch long & bent down between ye leaves, paral to ye stalk, ye disk of ye lower toward ye ground, & but one flower on a stalk — This is a very curious vegetable — grow plentifully in rich wood land — found it in John Woodberis ground — Not common —

June 7th No. 121 —

Yellow Flowr from farm (wild Sun flower)

Calisc — permanet, perianth, divided into 3 deep, ovate segments, concave hairy segments, slightly tinged with red, 2 of ym having adhering to ye margen, at ye botom of ye sinus a very small accuminated leaf.

Corol — 5-inversely Cordate patent petals — apex serated — a very bright yellow. The petal is almost triangular — apex nearly square disks of ye flower 1 1/2 inches wide [drawing] size & shape

73 The ungus of ye peatal very small inserted into ye receptical.

Stam — Numerous, very long, thread shaped filaments inserted in to ye receptical below ye germen — The filaments lay flat on un all lay flat on ye petals most of colected into 2 or 3 bunches — ye most them lay together, in one direction as tho. they were blown together, by a persons blowing with his mouth on ye disk of ye flower — ye filaments being turned round ye germen so as to lay parallel in one direction — beside ye large cluset 2 or 3 smaller in different directions Anthera orbicular or rather oblong — but short — they do not adhere though they lay close to each other.

Pistil — Germen ovate capsule stands above ye corol. Style cylindrical, erect short, Stigma may very large, Capitated, spread —

Seed — numerous very small contained in a Capsule

Root, fibrous, divaniated, Stalk small, firm, redish 5, or 6 inch high — Leaves lanceolated, small stand alternate — The stalk terminates in a yellow flower 1 1/2 inch diam. Grows

74 Grows plentifully in ye oak land in Mr. Whipples farm. —

June 67th — No. 122 White Star flower Star-plant

Calix — None The common Perianth (one Berry) Mr. Fuller.

Corol — a common Perianth Corol — (to ye small florets) consistng of 4 large oval white leaves petals with very short pedicles — standing cruciform. petals pointed at apices

From ye common recepitcal rises 4 clusters of very small florets with a single one in ye center, each of these florets stand on pedicles, & are believe tubular The florets are cylindrical tubes

Flour clusters of small tubular cylindrical florets rise from ye ungues of these petals on short pedicles, with a single floret in ye center of ye common receptical all even at their margin, making ye disk of ye florets even.

Single Florets — very small cylindrical tube Germena, which I take to be ye seeds or fruit — at ye on ye apex of ye germen wh is blunt or flat, are 4

75 4 exceeding small reflected dividing petals —

Stam, 4 subulated, spreading long, filaments rising between ye ungues of ye corroli[?] or rather within. anthera, oblong stand horizontally within ye filaments inserted in ye middle.

Pistil — Style — one, cylindrical, sorter than ye filaments — Stigma, simple & small —

Seeds cylindrical some naked & one to each floret —

Root — divaricated, fibrous, (credo)

Stalk — rises 3 or 4 inches high — quadrangular, smoth jointe has one or 2 pair of opposite small ob oval leaves — Just below ye flower stand 2 oposite leaves, from ye ala of these lives rise 2 oposite leaves all on short pedicles, oval nervose accumi= =nated at apex — 1/2 inch long 1 inch broad. These leaves stand spreading & have a stellate appearance of 6 raises — having 6 leaves — There are some times two set of these leaves — or only 3 leaves on one side of ye pedicle of ye flower above ye star — The pedicle of ye flower

76 flower is a continuao. of ye stalk — an inch above ye leaves — erect on wh stands one white flower

This is a very curious beautiful plant. The flower is of a milk white — Grows frequent in wood land & sides of hedges & near swamps —

It must belong to Tetrand — Monogyn — & first Division —

June 67th — No. 123 — Small purple flower. in field & seems to be a kind of not grass.

Calix — Perianth divided in 5 long strap-shaped, patent, hairy petals leaves — parminant

Corol — 5 oblong, blunt, concave patent, petals, of a bright purple deciduous

Stam — 10 filiform erect filaments anthera, small globular —

Pistil — Germen oblong, Style — none Stigma on open Germ — befor trifed — or 3 Styles on stigmas reverted —

Seeds — Capsule, containing Numerous small