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9 8 6 CH R O N O LO G IC A L A R R A N G EM E N T
“ In this y e a r ” (Sieb. elucid. Vries 54), the existence of Kamtchatka first made known to Ihe
Russians ; — and in “ 1697” an ostroch or fort founded by some Cossacks on the Kamtchatka river.
“ The same year ” (Spreng.), Cavallini publishing his Pugil. Melit. (plants of Malta), enumerating
C o n y z a r n p c s l r i s .
“ 1690 A. D .” ( . . . . Smith, Hutch., and Holmes), inroads by French from Canada with aboriginals
into the settlements in New York and New England, and French privateers from Acadie
committing depredations ; a fleet,of “ eight small vessels with seven or eight hundred men ” under Sir
William Phips, sailed “ April 28th,” and took possession of the whole Northern coast as far as Port
Royal, which he captured. The colonists next contemplating the reduction of Canada, Phips made
liis appearance before Quebec “ Oct. 5th ” with a larger fleet ; but the army marching in co-operation
against Montreal having turned back, the fleet was also compelled to retire. For payment of the
troops, the Massachusetts government issued bills of credit ; being the first p a p e r m o n e y in the
colonies.
“ The same y e a r ” (Z. Macy in coll. hist. iii. 157, and Holmes), beginning of the w h a l e - f i s h e r y
from Nantucket; in boats from the shore, under instructions from Ichabdd Paddock, who came from
Cape Cod. — In “ 1715 ” (account of 1785, hist, coll.), there were “ six sloops, thirty-eight tons burden
” employed.
By William I IL , a large body of French protestants sent to Virginia, and lands allotted them on
James river : while others purchased land in Carolina, and settled on the Santee, and some in Charleston
(Flewet 103, and Holmes).
“ In this y e a r ” (Herm. parad. 24), Oldenland returning from Austral Africa, having met with
I x i a c r o c a t a afr. 32.
A s c l e p i a s { G o m p h o c a r p u s ) f r u t i c o s a of Austral Africa. A m i l k w e e d brought by Oldenland from
Austral A fr ic a— (Herm. parad. 24): observed by Bojer in the neighbouring Tropical portion of
East Africa and on Madagascar, and naturalized on the Mauritius Islands. After its introduction
into Europe, described by Plukenet aim. pl. 138, Miller, and Linnæus ; and ob.served by Delile in
Egypt, in a single garden, but some years later was found by Ciot-Bey a more general favourite.
“ In this y e a r ” (Spreng.), Plumier arriving at Hayti in the West Indies, meeting with — (or on
his second visit “ in 1693” and third “ in 1695” ) U i r i c u l a r i a f o l i o s a ic. Burm. 16 5 .1 .2 ; P i p e r
a d t in c u m , r e t i c u l a t u m , d e c u m a u u m , u m b e l l a t u m , o b i n s i f o l i u m , a c u m i n a t i im , d i s t a c h y u m , n i a c u l o -
s u m , t r i f o l i u m , ancl r o t u n d i f o l i u m amer. 66 to 77 ; P e p e r o m i a p e l l u c i d a am. 72, P . q u a d r i f o l i a ic.
Burm. 242, H i p p o c r a t e a v o l u b i l i s ic. Burm. 88, C o m o c la d i a i l i c i f o l i a ic. B. 118. I, M o r a e a p l i c a t a
ic. B. 46. 2, E x a c u m v e r t i c i l l a t u m Si. 2; C i s s u s s y c i o i d e s , c o r d i f o l i a , and m i c r o c a r p a 259. 2-4;
P o t h o s a c a u l i s , l a n c e o l a t u s , m a c r o p h y l l u s , p a lm a t u s , c r e n a t u s , and c o r d a t u s am. 57 to 65 and ic. B.
3S-9 ; R i v i n a o c t a n d r a ic. B. 241, I l e x c u n e i f o l i a ic. B. 1 18. 2; T o u r n e f o r t i a h i r s u t i s s im a , f o e t i d i s s im a ,
h u m i l i s , and s e r r a t a ic. B. 209-28 ; T h e o p h r a s t a A m e r i c a n a ic. B. 226 ; C o n v o l v u l u s m a c r o r h i z u s ,
m a c r o c a r p u s , c o r y m b o s u s , v e r t i c i l l a t u s , a c e t o s a e f o l i u s , and u i n b e l l a t u s ic. B. 89 to 94 and am. 102-5 i
I p o m a e a u m b e l l a t a , d ig i t a t a , h e d e r a e f o l i a , and s o l a n i f o l i a ic. B. 92. i to 94. i ; R o n d e l e t i a A m e r i c a n a
14t. \ , B e l o n i a a s p e r a 47, C o fp e a O c c i d e n t a l i s 156, H a m e l i a c h r y s a n t h a 21S. I, H . p a t e n s 218. 2,
E r i t h a l i s f r u t i c o s a 249. 2, B r o s s a e a c o c c in e a 64. 2, N i c o t i a n a ? u r e n s 211, S o l a n u m p o l y a c a n t h u m
224, I, A r d i s i a s e r r u l a t a 80, S t r u m p f i a m a r i t im a 251. i, R a u w o l f i a n i t i d a 236. I, R . c a n e s c e n s
236. 2, E c h i t e s a s p e r u g i n i s 26, E . b i f lo r a 96, C a m e r a r i a l a t i f o l i a 72. i, C. a n g u s t i f o l i a 72. 2, T a b e r n
a e m o n t a n a c i t r i f o l i a 248. 2, G o n o l o b u s c r i s p i f l o r u s 216. I, A s c l e p i a s s i i v e a 30, A l t e r n a n t h e r a f r u t e s -
c e n s 21. 2, R h u s m e t o p i u m 61, A r a l i a a r b o r e a 148, B r o m e l i a l i n g u l a t a 64, P i t c a i r n i a l a t i f o l i a 62;
7 i l l a n d s i a l i n g u l a t a , s e r r a t a , p a n i c u l a t a , and m o n o s t a c h y a 64 to 257 ; T r a d e s c a n t i a g e n i c u l a t a 1 16. 2,
L o r a n t h u s A m e r i c a n u s 166. i, A l i s m a f l a v a 115, D r a c o n t i u m p e r t u s u m am. 56, F u c h s i a t r i p h y l l a
ic. B. 133. I, C o c c o lo b a e x c o r í a l a 146. l, P a u l l i n i a C u r a s s a v i c a i i i . i, P . c u r u r u H i. 2, S e r j a n a
s i n u a t a 1 13. 2, C e l t i s m i c r a n l h a 206. i, B a u h i n i a a c u l e a t a 44. 1,7?. p o i ' r e c t a 44. 2, C a s s ia p l a n i s i l i q u a
77, C . b i f l o r a 78. i, C a e s a l p i n i a c r i s t a 68, J u s s ioe a h i r t a 174. 2, J . o c t o v a l v i s 2 7 3 . i, M e l a s t o m a
s p l e n d e n s 140, S a m y d a s e r n i l a t a 146. 2; M a l p i g h i a u r e n s , a q u i f o i i a , and c o e c i f e r a 167. I to 168. 2;
B a n i s t e r i a d i c h o t o m a , c o e r u l e a , p m p u r e a , and a n g u l o s a 13-15 and am. 92 ; T e t r a p t e r i s c i t r i f o l i a ic. B.
15, O x a i i s P l u m i e r i 2 1 3 . i, R h i p s a l i s p a r a s i t i c a 197. 2, O p u n t i a m o n i l i f o r m i s 198, C a c t u s p a n i c u l a t u s
192, C . g l o m e r a t u s 201. i, M y r t u s v i r g u l t u o s a 208. I, M . c o r ia c e a 208. 2, E u g e n i a a n g u s t i f o l i a
207. 2, M a r c g r a v i a u m b e l l a t a 1 7 3 , C a p p a r i s a m p l i s s im a 7 3 . 2, M u n t i n g i a c a l a b u r a 203, S l o a n e a
d e n t a ia 244, M e n t z e l i a a s p e r a 174. i, C o r c h o r u s h i r s u t u s 104, C . s i l i q u o s u s 103. i, C . h i r t u s 103. 2,
T a l a u m a P l u m i e r i 161, A n o n a A s i a t i c a 143. 2, C l u s i a a l b a 87. r, C . v e n o s a 87. 2, G e r a r d i a t u b e r o s a
75. 2; G e s n e r i a h u m i l i s , g r a n d i s , and c r a n i o l a r i a 134-7; B e s l e r i a m e l i l i a e f o l i a , l u t e a , ancl c r i s t a t a
48-50 ; B r u n f e l s i a A m e r i c a n a 6 3 ; B i g n o n i a s t a n s , A e q u i n o c t i a l i s , m i c r o p h y l l a , p a n i c u l a t a , s t a m i n e a ,
I o n g i s s im a , c r u c í g e r a , and u n g u i s 54 to 94 ; L a n t a n a t r i f o l i a ic. B. 70, o d o r a t a 71. 2, H o s t a c o e r u l
e a 106. \ , B u d i n e r a e l o n g a t a 1 7 , R u e l l i a c o c c in e a 43. i, B a r l e r i a s o l a n i f o l i a 43, 2, O v i e d a s p i n o s a
256, C o l u m n e a s c a n d e n s 89. i ; P a s s i f i o r a r o t u n d i f o l i a , h e t e r o p h y l la , p a l l i d a , s e r r a t a , s u b e r o s a , r u b r a .
OF A C C OM P A N Y IN G A N IM A L S A N D P L A N T S . 987
and m u l t i f l o r a 79 to 139 and ara. 79-90 ; M u r u c u i a o c e l la t a am. 87, S i d a n u d i f l o r a ic. B. 3, X. A m e r i c
a n a ic. B. 2, S . h e d e r a e f o l i a i6g. 3, H i b i s c u s t r i l o b u s 159, H . u n i l a t e r a b s 160. i, P a v o n i a s p i n i f e x
I, P . c o c c in e a l6g. 2, M o r i s o n i a A m e r i c a n a 203, P o l y g a l a p e n a e a 214. I, S e c u r i d a c a v o l u b i l i s 247.
I, S . v i r g a t a 248. i, P t e r o c a r p u s l u n a l u s 20t. 2, R u d o l p h i a p e t t a t a 102. i, P i s c i d i a e r y t h r i n a 233, i,
T e r a m n u s v o l u b i l i s , 221, D o l i c h o s a r t i c u l a t u s 222, D o l i c h o s t u b e r o s u s 220, C l i t o r i a P l u m i e r i 108,
C o r o n i l l a s c a n d e n s 107. 3, A e s c h y n o m e n e s e n s i t i v a 149. 2, T e p h r o s i a t o x i c a r í a 135, A s c y r u m h y p e r i c
o id e s 152. I ; E u p a t o r i u m s i n u a t u m , s o p h i a e f o l i u m , m a c r o p h y l l u m , and r e p a n d u m 128. i to 130. i ;
C o n y z a o d o r a t a , a l o p e c u r o i d e s , ancl v i r g a t a 97 to 98. 2 ; V e r n o n ia a r b o r e s c e n s 130. z, C h a p t a l i a d e n t
a t a 40. 2, L e e r l a n u t a n s 41. I, I n u l a a e s l u a n s 4 1 .2 ,/ . p r im u l a e f o l i a 40. I, P e c t i s p u n c t a t a 86. i,
P . h u m i f u s a 95. 2, P . c i l i a r i s 151. 2, V e r b e s in a g i g a n t e a 51, V . f r u t i c o s a 52, W e d e l i a c a r n o s a 107. 2,
C o r e o p s i s c h r y s a n t h a 53, i, C . c o r o n a t a 53. 2; N e o t t i a l a n c e o l a t a , q u a d r i d e n t a t d , and e l a t a 181. 2 to
190; B r a s s a v o l a c u c i i l l a t a 179. i, I s o c h i l u s l i n e a r i s 182. i ; E p i d e n d r u m c o c c in e u m , j u n c i f o l i u m ,
a l t u m , c i l i a r e , s e c u n d u m , c o c h l e a t u m ,a a A p u n c t a t u m 179 2 to 189; D e n d r o b i u m p o l y s t a c h y o n 185. i,
S t e l i s o p h i o g l o s s o id e s 176. 3; A r i s t o l o c h i a b i l a b i a t a , p e t t a t a , p u n c t a t a , and b i l o b a t a 32, i to amer.
106 ; A n g u r i a t r i f o l i a t a amer. 99, A . t r i l o b a t a ic. B. 22, A . p e d a t a 23, D o r s t e n i a c a u l e s c e n s 120. I,
U r t i c a c i l i a r i s 120. 2, S a g i t t a r i a l a n c i f o l i a 116. i, B e g o n ia m a c r o p h y l l a 45. i, B . r o t u n d i f o l i a 45. i,
A r u m h e d e r a c e u m amer. 55, C a l a d i u m a u r i t u m 58, C. p i n n a l i f i d u m 51. b. 53, P i n u s O c c i d e n t a l i s
ic. B. 161, P l u k e n e t i a v o l u b i l i s 226, D a l e c h a m p i a s c u i t d e n s amer. lo i, C r o t o n f u r f u r a c e u m ic. B.
240. I, C . c i t r i f o l i u m 240. 2, C . p a l u s t r e 239. i, S a p i u m i l i c i f o l i u m 171. i, T r i c h o s a n t h e s a m a r a
amer. \ o o , B r y o n i a A m e r i c a n a ic. B. 66, I, B . r a c em o s a 97, T r o p h i s A m e r i c a n a 67, V i s c u m b u x i -
f o H u m 258. 3, V . f l a v e n s 258. 4, R a j a n i a h a s t a t a amer. 98, R . c o r d a t a ic. B. 55 i. R . q u i n q u e f o l i a
55. 2, D i o s c o r e a a l t i s s im a 117. 2, D . p i p e r i f o l i a 117. i ; I n g a c i r c i n a l i s , l a t i f o l i a , and t e r g e m i n a 3 to
10. I ; A c a c i a l a i i s i l i q u a , t a m a r i n d i f o l i a , c e r a t o n i a , and m u r i c a t a 6 to 11 ; A c r o s t i c h u m c i t r i f o l i u m ,
l o n g i f o l i u m , - o i l l o s u m , m u s c o s u m , c r i n i t u m , p e l t a t u m , t r i f o l i a t u m , a l i e n u m , c r u c i a t u m , c a l o m e la n o s ,
c h r y s o p h y l l u m , awA a c u m i n a t u m 40 to 135; H e m i o n i t i s l a n c e o l a t a 127; P o l y p o d i i i n i p i l o s e l l o i d e s ,
s e r p e n s , h e t e r o p h y l l u m , l a n c e o l a t u m , c r a s s i f o l i u m , p h y l l i l i d i s , r e p e n s , c o m o s u m , t r i f u r c a t u m , a s p l e n i -
f o l i u m , s u s p e n s u m , a a A f a b e l l i f o r m e , i n c i s u m , o t i t e s , p e c t i n a t u m , t a x i f o l i u m , s t r u t h i o n i s . s q u a m a t u m ,
a u r e u m , c r i s p a t u m , l o r i c e u m , d u l c e , c r c n a t u m , f a s c i a l e , t e n u i f o l i u m , and c u U r a t u m 76 to 138; A s p i d
i u m M a r t i n i c e n s e , a r i i c u l a t u m , t r i a n g u l n m , s e m i c o r d a t u m , e x a l t a t u m , c o r d i f o l i u m , n y m p h a l e , and
v i l l o s u m 27 to 145 ; A s p l e n i u m s e r r a t u m , b i f o H u m , o b t u s i f o l i u m , p u m i l u m , s a l i c i f o l i i im , c u l t r i f o U u m ,
d e n t a t u m , s t r i a t u m , a a A s q u a m o s u m 18 to 124; D i p l a z i n m u n d u h s n m 107, C a e n o p t e r i s c i c u t a r i a
48, L o n c h i t i s r e p e n s 12, L . a u r i t a 1 7 , ' L . h i r s u t a 20 ; P t e r ü l a n c e o l a t a , t r i c u s p i d a t a , f i i r c a i a , g r a n d i f
o l i a , s t i p u l a r i s , m u t i l a t a , a c u l e a t a , c a u d a t a , and t r i c h o m a n o i d e s 3 t o 141 ; V i t t a r i a l i n e a t a 143,
B l e c h n u m O c c i d e n t a l e 62, A d i a n t u m a c u l e a t u m 94, A . t r a p e z i f o r m e 95, C h e i l a n t h e s m i c r o p h y l l a 58;
D a v a l l i a D o m i n g e n s i s , c l a v a t a , and t r i f o l i a t a 7 to 101 ; C y a t h e a a r b o r e a , c o m m u t a l a , a s p e r a , a a A
h ó r r i d a i to 14; T r i c h o m a n e s m e m b r a n a c e u m , p y x i d i f e i 'u m , a l a t u m , a n à s c a n d e n s 50 to lor ; H y -
m e n o p h y l l u m h i r s u t u m , and s e r i c e u m 50 to 73 ; O s m u n d a h i r t a , p h y l l i t i d i s , c e r v i n a , b i p i n n a t a ,
a d i a n t i f o l i a , v e r t i c i l l a t a , f i l i c u l a e f o l i a , and h i r s u t a 57 to 162 ; M e r t e n s i a f u r c a t a 28, D a n a e a a l a t a
log, D . n o d o s a 108, B o t r y c h i u m V i r g i n i c u m 159, P s i l o t u m t r i q u e t r u m 170, O p h i o g l o s s u m p a lm a t u m
163, 0. r e t i c u l a t u m 164 ; L y c o p o d i u m l i n i f o l i u m , r i g i d u m , s t o l o n i f e r u m , t h y o id e s , and a c e r o s u m 43 to
166; P l u m i e r a o b t u s a , * A b u t i l ó n c r i s p u m ic. pl. 25, A . A m e r i c a n u m ic. pl. 2 (Linn. sp. 963).
M a l a c h r a r a d i a t a of Western Equatorial Africa. A Malvaceous plant, through European
colonists carried across the Atlantic: observed by Plumier 19 on Ha y ti,— and by Aublet in Guayana
(A. Dec.). Eastward, known to grow in Equatorial Africa (R. Brown cong. 59).
* D u r a n t a P l u m i e r i of the West Indies. Verbenaceous and arborescent with long spreading
brandies, observed by Plumier 79 — (Spreng.), and Jacquin amer. pl. 176. in the West Indies; and
according to Chapman grows as far North as the point of Florida. Transported to Europe, is
described by LiniiLUUs ; and was observed by myself flourishing in the open air on Madeira.
P e t i v e r i a a l l i a c e a of the West Indies. The g u i n e a - h e n w e e d is a small Phytolaccoid bush,
observecl by Plumier gen. pl. 219,— P. Browne, Jacquin amer. 201. and Schombttrgh. in the West
Indies, e.xcessively acrid in all its parts, used by the Negroes medicinallv'and to procure abortion,
ancl Us root as a remedy for toothache. Transported to Europe, is described by Linnæus holm. 1744
pl, 7, and Trew and Ehret pl. 67.
A l l a m a n d a c a t h a r t i c a of Eastern Equatorial America. An Apocynoid woody climber with large
yellow flowers, observed by Plumier pl. 29 in the West Indies — (Spreng.) ; by Aublet i. pl. 106 in
Guayana and termed “ orelia grandiflora : ” known to grow also in “ Brazil, especially near the coast ”
(Lindl.). By European colonists was cairied to Hindustan, observed by Ainslie mat. ind. 2. 9, by
Graham “ common in gardens” at Bombay, by Gardner escaping from cultivation on Ceylon, by
Mason “ exotic ” in Burmah and called “ pha-young-ban.” Employed medicinally according to Lindley
as “ a valuable cathartic,” but ¡11 over doses “ is violently emetic and purgative.”
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