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.

19) 1800 _____

June 12th Equisetum palustre? vel N Spec. Rush-Grass. Clivers. below ye road at Wenham Pond.

The parts of ye fructificat. perfectly accord with Bot. Arr. It is curious to see ye seeds, wh appear like farina, when taken out on ye point of a dissect. Rarily all in motion, & seem to be numerous little insects moving over each other

Stems cylindrical — hallow — furrowed — — (or perhaps more properly, fluted) — rough — the surface covered with very minute hooked spines — so small as to be imperceptable to ye naked eye, or a maginfier of small power, but producing a sensible roughish to ye touch. The spike bearing stems, & most of ye barron ones, leafless. At ye joints a kind of socket

20) socket is formed, out of wh the with a tooth border # out of wh ye stems rise to ye next joint — & so on to ye apex. The spike at ye terminato. of ye stem arises out of one of these a socket wh is divided on one side to ye joint. Border of socket or sheath tiped with black

The spike perfectly accords with ye descript. in Bot. Ar.

Stems with leaves. The leaves quadrangular, forrowed, jointed, ver= =ticilated, rough with black scales at ye base — rise at ye joints above wh ye sh but sheaths ascend above ye leaves — & terminate in black teeth, wh are of ye same no. with ye furrows in ye stem — The leaves lessen in no. as ye stem rises — rarely exceed 10 or 12 at a joint

Grows in wet meadows near rivers & brooks of water Is a very good fodder for cattle — esteemed better than meadow hay — or bog grass —

It is used for scowering Pew= =ter — & esteemed a good Diuretic

21) It differs from ye palustris only in ye roughness of ye stem — the numerous aculei may be a pretty strong specific chr —

Equisetum sylvaticum accords perfectly with Bot. Ar. Stems about 10 or 12 inches high. Leaves compound, quadrangel — scored — from 10 to 15 in no. in whorles — stems slightly scored — bottom or lower part of a dark brown frequently — some times ye whole stem of a light green — ye sheath of ye joints reddish — & divided into 3 segts — one of ye segts forked or divided only a little way. Fertile stems have leaves.

I have seen those stems leafless — wh is probably E. arvense

22) June 23d. Lonicera an Diervilla?

The two upper divisions or segts of Cor. divided deeper than ye division on each side ye lower segt — rather — the divisions of ye lower segt not so deep as the others

The branches terminate in a Corymbus — not a racemus. Two or more flower stems rise from ye terminato. of ye stem. Some support single flowers — others 2 — & some 3 or 4 flowers — forming a kind of corymbus. The stems frequently divide, & have 2 flowers, one on each branch Frequently ye stem terminates in a flower, but at ye base of germen, short stems are sent off, one on each side, & each short stem supports terminates in a flower.

Blossoms yallow — ye lower segt has on its inner surface a thick spongy substance filled with short hairs — rendering much thicker than ye other segts & of a deeper yellow. It is like wt is common on ye inside of petal. if ar monopetal or labiate

23) labiate.

Leaves ovate, serrated, acumi= =nated, upper surface deep dull green — under glossy appearance & lighter green —

The shrub 2 or 3 feet high on sides of gravelly & loamy hills — by walls — mostly among other bushes or shaddy places

This spcn Mr. Lummis wood land [.?] of his long meadow

June 28 Oenothera an { hirta? pumila? vel N. Sp? Gen Ch. accord well —

Stem erect 10 or 12 inch high Slightly spread over with a very fine, thin, short down. Leaves lanceolate rather obtuse — subpetiolate — it is not sessile nor has ye leaf a proper stem — ye leaf is only a very narrow border on ye flower part next stalk. Some very short scattered hairs on both surfaces of ye leaf — much alike — The lower part