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

(5) it is concave.

Corol. none — Nectarium — Linn & W. Stam — Lin. & W. Female

Amentm. as ye male Squam. as ye male, but less & covered with hair-live feathers.

Corol none. Nectarium. as in ye male, with ye appearance of a small dot or perforation in ye center.

Pistil. Germ. ovate tapering into a Stile hardly distinct from ye Germ. The Germ. covered with short hairs, much longer than ye Squam. Stigmata 2. erect; cloven.

Pericarp. Capsul, betwined egg & all shaped awl-shaped — one cell — 2 Valves. the valves rolling back

Seeds many egg-shaped — very small crowned with simple hairy feathers.

Species —

(6) White Willow — Wenham Pond Same as former — only scales smaller — but they are properly hiry.

(7) April 29th . In blossom some time Maple Acer Polygam. Monoec. Swamp Maple Hermaphrodite.

Calix, a perianth of one leaf, with 5 segments: the segts nearly oval or oblong — coloured (dep red) — parmenent: mostly ovate, larger

Cor. 5 petals; egg-shaped; broadest towards ye ends, longer, but not so broad as ye segt of calix; inclin inward. but as ye flower advances expand.

Stam. 5 subulated filaments — very long, erect. Anthera simple.

Pist. Germ. compressed; nearly buried, in a large perforated con= =vex receptacle. Stile hardly discernable — Stigmata 2. — (Suppose Stile, Stigmata, Perecarp & Seeds — & Barren florets as Lin & W.

Ob. The upland Maple has from 6 to 8 short Stam. Stigmata reflected — &

(8) & ye petals expending — In abd? Have not seen a male or female blossom. The discription of ye germen & Stile wh daly growes longer agrees with W.

The Flowers both kinds in bunches 4.6. or 8 rise from one bud on long flower Stalks — placed by ye side of ye buds. Blossoms dark red. & on a kind of short broad topped Spikes.

1789 — Hermoph Flower of ye Swamp Maple well described — Capsule & seed agree with H.&W—

Male Flower — Cal. idem Corol. idem Stam from 4 to 5 — generally 5 very long — have never seen any Stigma in ye Male flowers of ye Swamp maple

(9) April 30th (Almost out of bloom) Elm — Ulmus. Pentand. Digyn.

Agree with — L & W very well except ye No. of Stam wh are frequently 6 or 8 or more.

The flowering buds are beneath ye leafy buds. The flowers are a kind of broad topped spikes but not eaven on ye top —