Elliott, Stephen, 1771-1830. Stephen Elliott papers, 1791- approximately 1947. Stephen Elliott botanical manuscript. gra00020. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

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[bookplate] Alcove I 54 Harvard University Arnold Arboretum presented by Charles Sprague Sargent 1892

Didynamia Gymnospermia 1. Amplexicuale Lamium. Labium sup:{erius} integrum, fornicatum. Lab:{ium} inf.{erius} 2 lobum, Radix. Fibrosa annua — Faux utrinque margine dentata — sub Caulis. sub pedalis, assurgens inferne ramosissimus? Superne sub simplex pubescens 1. Amplexicaule. flower leaves, sitting, embracing the stem Folia opposita brachiata, inferiora petiolata. Superiora sessilia, semiamplexicaulia; Obtuse. Will:{Willdenow} S.P. [Species Plantarum] omnia rotundata, obtusa, incisa, rugosa, [loss] 1/4 [pol.] long: ejusdem let: Petioli. 1/2 -1 pol: longi supra plani, subtero rotundati, pubescentes. basi sub connati lower leave on footstalks all rounded and notched, Flores in fasciculis opposites, multifloris sessilibus consertis sive quasi verticillati — Pedunculi O. flores basi foliorum [adnati?]. Wrinkled & downy - flowers sitting in whorls at the base Calyx monophyllus tubulosus teres pilosus, limbo quinquefido, laciniis aequalibus sublatis erectis acutis. —— of the leaves. Tube long, upper lip hairy. Cor: bright Corolla. monopetala, bilabiata, tubo calyce duplo longiore striato, pubescente paulo recurvo, fauce inflato, compresso, dentibus duobus reflexis notato. — labio superiore purple. fornicato integro, extus piloso. inferiore obcordato. aflexa patente — Corol: caele purpurea. faux et labio inferiore pallidioribus maculis notatis. Walt:{er} — not mentioned by XXXX Michaux. has it been Stamina. filementa quatuor quocum duo longiora filiformia summitati tubi corollae inserta labio superiore inclusa. Anthera oblongae striatae, bilobae, pilosae, flavescentes, lobis per apices conna[tae?] imported. Cultivated. Pistillum. Germen oblongum obtusum quadrifidium. Stylus, stamina aequans. filiformis Stigmata duo acuta inaequalia. Simplicia Grows abundant at all rich high lands. — Pericarpium, 0 nisi calycem persistentem ita dicas — Semina. quatuor oblona hinc rotundata illic angulata. glabra. toro bicorni sessilia flowers in Feb. March & April — Hab. in cultis frequens. florens Feb & March — 19. April: 1813 ____________________________________________________

1. Mentha Capitata.

Radix, fibrosa sub repens? perennis.

Caulis, herbaceus, erectus, 3-4 pedalis, simplex, quadratus, sub sulcatus. superne scabriusculus, pubescens.

Folia, opposita, decussata, sessilia, oblongo ovata, subacuta, grosse dentata, basi angustata, parce pubescentia, venosa, supra sericea, subtus punctata, pallidiora ramulis ? 2-6 foliatis in axillis.

Petioli, 0.

[Flor]es, in capitulis multifloris, axillaribus, oppositis, bracteatis, pedunculatis, flores in centro capituli primum efflorescunt.

Pedunculi, communes, 2-4 pollicares patentes, sub quadrati, pubescentes.

Bracteae Involucrum? polyphyllum, persistens capitulum cingens, foliolis sub biseriatis, oblongo lanceolatis,[cutissimis?] inaequalibus, exterioribus majoribus, pubescentibus.

Calyx, monophyllus, sub tubulosus, persistens, pubescans basi intus et extus villosus, limbo quinquedentato, dentibus aequalibus, longis, linearibus

Corolla, monopetala, tubulosa sub bilabiata, alba, purpureo parce maculata, extus pubescens, labio superiore erecto bifido, laciniis rotunda[tis, inferi]ore elongato trifido laciniis lateralibus minoribus obtusis, intermedio elongato basi squamâ.

Stamina, filamenta quatuor quorum duo breviora, tubo corollae adnata subulata, ad labium infer{ius} declinata. Antherae incumbentes, redeflexae, sulcatae, purpureae per latera [dehis]centes, polline flavo.

Pistillum, germen superum sub cylindricum truncatum quadrisulca[tum]. Stylus stamina aequans, filiformis. Stigma simplex obtusum.

Pericarpium, 0 nisi calyx persistens.

Semina, quatuor ovata.

Hab{itat} in humidis flor{ens} Jul - Sep:

30 July 1811

[M]entha.

1. Tenuis Mich{aux}

R[ad]ix, f[ibr?]osa, perennis.

Caulis sub herbaceus, procumbens, assurgensque 1-2 pedalis, tetragonus, glaber, articulatus, ramosus, radicans, atomis glandulosis adspersus.

Folia, opposita, decussata, ovato lanceolata, acuta, acute serrata, venosa, glabriuscula, pilis paucis praecipue venis (x) et atomis glandulosis punctata adspersa. (x)

Petioli, 3-4 linea longi, compressi, glabri.

Flores, in racemis verticillatis, multi-confertifloris, terminalibus, brevibus (1-1½ poll{icaribus}), verticillis approximatis.

Bracteae [loss] ad [loss] in [loss]rticilli singuli, oppositae, majores ovato-lanceolatae, acutae sub incisae, glanduloso-punctatae, duae ad latus utrumque bractearum majorum inaequales lineares.

Pedunculi, 2-3 linea longi, teretes, glabri.

Calyx, monophyllus, tubulosus, sulcatus, glaber, glanduloso-punctatus, persistens, limbo quinquedentato, dentibus subulatis acutis aequalibus, erectis, ciliatis.

Corolla, monopetala infudibuliformis, coerulescens, glanduloso-punctata, tubo calice paulo longiore, limbo sub aequaliter quadrifido, laciniis obtusis sub patentibus, superiore emarginata.

Stamina, filamenta quatuor, brevissima filiformia, inclusa tubo corollae adnata distantia nec approximata. Antherae erectae ovales, sulcatae, albae, per latera dehiscentes.

Pistillum germina quattuor ovalia supera. Stylus filiformis corollâ longior, incurvus summitate, sub inaequaliter bifidus. Stigmata simplicia acuta, revoluti. Semina, quatuor, parva, ovalia glabra.

Hab{itat} in udis, florens Sept: M. gentili valde affinis

Clinopodium

1. Nicanum. Lin{naeus}

Radix, fibrosa, perennis.

Caulis, herbaceus, erectus, ramosus 3-6 pedalis, quadratus, sulcatus, angulis rotundatis, articulatus, inferne glaber superne molliter pubescens.

Folia, opposita, discussata, ovato-lanceolata, utrinque acuta, remote serrata, venosa, pubescentia, inferiora subtus, superiora utrinque incano-tomentosa.

Pedunculi, teretes, supra canaliculati, sub [ses{qui}?]-pollicares, tomentosi.

Flores, in capitulis axillaribus terminalibusque, dichotomo-spicatis, floribus in dichotomis.

Pedunculi, primarii quadrati, fruticantes tomentosi, proprii, teretes tomentosi inferiores 2 linea-longi, superiores 0.

Bracteae, folium ad basin flori singuli, inferiores foliis simillimae, superiores lineares vel setaceae, calyce longiores.

Calyx, monophyllum, tubulosus, tomentosus, striatus, punctatus, laevissime incurvus persistens, sub bilabiatus, labio superiore ? latiore tridentato, dentibus acutis, erectis inferiore bifido laciniis sub remotis lanceolatis, acutis.

Corolla, monopetala, bilabiata, flavescens purpureo maculata, punctata, labio superior[e] minore sub rotundo, inferiore majore tripartito, laciniis lateralibus ovalibus intermedio longiore ovali sup repanda -

Stamina, filamenta quatuor, subulata, purpurea quorum duo paulo longiora, corollam sub aequantia antherae incumbentes basi bifidae, purpureae per latera dehiscantes

Pericarpium, 0 nisi calyx persistens.

Pistillum, germen supernum cylindricum, apice sub quadrifidum. Stylus aequus filiformis inaequaliter bifidus. Stigmata simplicia acuta.

Semina, quatuor, hinc rotundata inde angulata, rugosa.

Hab{itat} in umbrosis aridis, flor{ente} Aug: Sept.

16 August 1811.