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.

9) In wet or moist land have observed ye bulb much larger. Is ye bulbed grass a distinct species. Measured spike, in spcn 6 1/2 inch — some are beyond all doubt — 9 inch — 5 & 6 com= =mon in rich land. Joints in some stalks dark brown — Anth. generally murry or purple.

Milium effusum Millet Grass. Gen. & Spec. Ch perfectly accord.

Valves of calix ovate, sharpe pointed. or properly acuminated outer side. reddish — fine hair scattered over ye surfacr. Corol. valves much shorter than Cal Blossoms some what cartilagius — or membranaceous rather — glossy — no hairs at ye base= not keeled — Very common in moist land & in meadows that are pretty hard. Mature.

10) a considerable proportion of ye grass in some moist meadows & runs. Grows very thick about 2 1/2 feet high — pretty good hay. This grass appears reddish at a distance & is easily distinguished.

Straws hallow — cylind. striated — slender. branches some what verticulate, like Poa, when they are sent off from stalks — panicle spreading, when in bloom. fruit stalks crooked, set with very short hairs.

In my river meadow near shore — Maple meadow — Field — old House. —

It frequently grows in patches as thick as a mat.

Anthers yellow — filat. very short. Stig. [parcit?] form

11) Milium effusum? Variety Fly top — Fly away This seems to be a variety wish to examine it further. In river meadow

Melica Melic Grass — Exam. further for species —

July 22 Centauria [Centaurea] nigra Prickly Devils bit —

Shorter squam (or ye tiled squam) ovate, border entire, somewt wooly — towards ye apex, widens into an where it comes almost to a point, it widens again into and ovate form, set round ye border with long strait tapering cilia — This part of ye scale wh seems to

12) to be an appendage is of a dark purple. The the inner scale of equal length lanceo= =late, terminating in an obicu= = circular coloured apendage, irregular= =ly cilated, — ye fringe upright. — It may be described — outer & shorter squama, entire, ovato — towards ye apex widening & terminating in again into an ovate form — coloured fringe — with long, distinct, tapering fring. Inner scales lanceolate — linear — apex circular — irregu= =larly fringed. coloured. Florets nearly equal. purple —

The squama very close except ye ciliated apendage wh is patent. outer squama a little wolly —

Stems hairy, erect branched lower leaves sessile — lyratis dentatis. The teeth very long at ye base — irregular, in size & form

13) along ye border — general form what of a serra. — Upper leaves entire, lanceolate. The leaves covered with short hairs It has not spines — tho^ it appears like a spiny plant.

Have seen it no where ex= =cept in Medfor [Medford] — South of Royal's. Country Seat. Doubt whether it be indiginous.

Aug. 21 Monarda. fistulosa } 2 Clas 1 ord Calimint.

Cal Perianth — monophyllum, tubulatum, cylind. Striat. One 5 dent. equali ciliate, perfict — (a double row of ye ciliated. hairs surround ye mouth of ye Cal. one row without ye rim patent, the other within ye rim — patent of spreading in ward & ye points meet, wh seems to be a proof of nature to prevent too easy a discharge of ye seeds — or a scarcity from insects The hairs are reddish — & perfectly of the