Cutler, Manasseh, 1742-1823. Manasseh Cutler papers, 1782-1856. Book XIII Descriptions and Notes on American indigenous plants by Manasseh Cutler. gra00062. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

195) The corol. seems to enclose ye seed just as seed of Bromus is described Root Leaves broad & grassy — Stem leaves sheathed 2 or 3 — very short —

Grows in wood over pond in thick bunches & plots — seems to be green all winter

The other specimen Bloss stand single on peduncle along ye top — rather close — forming a kind of spike panical — inclining 2 ways.

The other — Specimen — perhaps species — much smaller

Cal. Same. Corol. same — only ye outer valve thick set with rather long hairs. Rest same

Panicle spreading — each single flower suported on a distinct peduncle.

196) June 14. Iris Versicolor Blue Flagg — Gen. Chr. accord well — & perfectly with W. & St. —

Petals entire, smooth — Inner petals striped — purple & white. The purple prevails so as to give it quite a purple appearance. Outer petals strap shaped from ye claw more than half ye length — yellow with some purp purple strips. The uper part spreads into ovate form white with with large purple stripes — so as to appear purple Summits — intus carinata extus sulcata — ends cloven. Purple & white — a little

197) tinged with red. The inner petals less than summit —

Stems — cylindrical round — some what (branched compressed) from 12 to 18 inch high terminating in one two or 3 flowers — seperated by ye sheath of 2 large # There is ye appear of a Nectm at ye base of ye cup of ye peatus. Some what like a thick spungy substance

# When 2 rise from ye same double sheath — one of than wh is tallest has a single additional sheath. Leaves

Leaves sword-shaped Lower leaves sheath each other & ye stem compressed. At ye joint, commonly but one, a shorter sheathed leaf, compressed. Sp. Chr.

Cor. imberbibus. Germ. Sub —

198) subtrigonis, caule tereti ( (Some wt compressed) flexoso — (bending a little at ye joint, nearly errect) — foliis ensiformibus.

The stem is longer often longer than ye leaves — some times of ye same length. The leaves incline to alter =nately to opposite sides so that ye leaves & stalk are flat. The interior petals as long as ye stig— Stig — Strap shapped.

Roots large, jointed extend horizontally — sending off numerous small fibres. Grows in wet lands — Swales & wet meadows

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