Cutler, Manasseh, 1742-1823. Manasseh Cutler papers, 1782-1856. Plants and trees examined, Book I and V. gra00062. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

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Cutler, Manasseh, 1742-1823. Manasseh Cutler papers, 1782-1856. Plants and trees examined, Book I and V. gra00062. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

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Contains descriptions of plants, and locations where Manasseh Cutler observed them, from 1782 to 1784. Page 32 contains an index to plants described. Entries, which are numbered 1-20, and 304-332, include "scunk-weed" or "skunk-cabbage," probably referring to Lysichiton americanus; Solomon's seal (Polygonatum); Silver-rod (Solidago bicolor); Roman wormwood (Artemisia pontica or Ambrosia artemisiifolia); and unicorn root (Aletris farinosa).
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