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“ In this year ” (append. Sibth., and Winckl,), Martin Vahl publishing his Symbol, bot.*
_ r/ta/ia dealbata of Carolina and the Lower Mississippi. Discovered by J. Millinsrton in the
impenetrable swamps o f ” South Carolina (Roscoe act. linn. viii. 340, and Ph.), and “ in this y e a r ”
recording to John 0 -asre pl (Pritzel) : observed by Leconte in Southern Georgia ; by Baldwin, at
the mouth ot the Sat.lla ; by Nuttall, on the Arkansas, as far North as Lat. 35°. Transported to
L n r^ e , is termed “ Peronia stricta” by Laroch. (Red,, Poir., and Steud.) ; was sent by Delile from
the Montpelier garden to Egypt, observed by Ciot-Bey among other aquatic plants.
_ 1791 A. D.” (Holmes), by act of Congress, Vermont, which during the war had assumed a provincial
pvernment, admitted into the Union as the fourteenth State.
The same year ” (Holmes), by the British parliament, the province of Quebec divided into Upper
and Lower Canada.
“ April t9th to 2 i s t ” (hist. coll. ii. p. 20), by Capt. Joseph Ingraham on his way to Northwest
America, seven islands discovered in continuation of the Marquesas Northward to witliin 8° 3' of the
Equatm-. The natives resembled those of the Marquesas, “ e.xcept one young man, who had his hair
reamed white at the ends, as is common at the Sandwich Islands.” Opye, a Sandwich islander on
board, leturnmg alter twenty months absence at New York and Boston, was unable to understand the
language of the Marquesas.
“ The same y e a r ” (Kobell \v.), galvanism discovered by Galvani. — And shown not long afterwards
by V olta to be an electrical phenomenon.
“ In this year ” (suppl. Sibth.), publication of the first volume of the Transactions of the Linnman
Society of London.
As early as this year (Willd. sp, pl. ii. 311), Curtis mag. 352 describing Oenothera purpúrea of
Northwest .Ymerica. ^ ^
“ In this y e a r ” (Winckl.), P. K. A. Schousboe Danish consul in Marocco. — He continued until
1793, and commenced publishing his researches “ in 1800.”
“ In this y e a r ” (J. E. Smith), after his Monadelph. diss. “ in 1790,” Cavanilles publishing his
Icon. Kant, enumeratmgf Madia viscosa iii. pl. 298.- T h e sixth and concluding volume in “ i8o i.”
“ In this y e a r ” (Spreng,), Lamarck publishing his Illustr. gen. plant. ; — completed in nine hundred
plates “ m 1800.”
In this y e a r ” (Willd.), Thaddeus Haenke publishing an account of his excursion to the Riesen»e-
birge. — Hi,s observations in North and South America, the Ladrone or Marian Islands and the Philippines,
were published by Presi “ in 1830-6” (Pritzel).
£ I n this y e a r ” (Pursh), J. E. Smith publishing his Spidleg. bot., enumerating/7y/«u-zir juncea
In this yeai (Winckl.), La Biliardière sailing with D ’Entrecasteaux in search of La Perouse.J
In this year” (J, E. Smith), Salisbury publishing his Icon. Rar., enumerating Canna flaccida
2 (Willd.), his Hort. Allerton “ in 1796,” and Nymphaeae in Sims ann. bot. ii.
"1792, April 17 th ” (art de verif.), Vancouver arriving by way of the Hawaiian Islancls in
pipi
Northwest America, near Cape Mendocino in “ N. Lat. 40° 19',” and turning Northward Menzies
accompanying him and meeting with Menziesia ferruginea, M. empetriformis, Myginda myrsinites.
Arbutus Menziesn, A . tomentosa, Vaccinium obtusnm, Saxifraga pedinata, 'J iarella Menziesii, Miiella
grandiflora. Spiraea capitata, Rubus pedatus, R. stellatus, Lupinus Nootkatensis; Ribes laxiflorum,
speciosum, Menziesii; Quercus Garryana (Brendel).
“ In this y e a r ” (Jap. mann. 272), Laxmann in a Russian ship at Matsmai, bringing shipwrecked
Japanese. He was formally thanked, but informed, That “ if the Russians ever again landed” at any
port except Nagasaki, “ they would be made prisoners.”
“ June 1 s t ” (Holmes), Kentucky admitted into the Union as the fifteenth State. The revenues
ofth e United States for this year, estimated at “ three million seven hundred thousand dollars : ” and
* Carex Vahlii of Arctic Europe and the alpine summits of Switzerland. Termed “ c, alpina ” in
fl. Dan. pi. 403 (Pers.), but distinguished by Schkuhr, and known to grow in Lapland (Pers.) ; also
on the alpine portion of Switzerland (A. Dec.).
t Chenopodium faetiduin of Mexico, Known to occur there (Moq.). Transported to Europe, is
described by Cavanilles, — Schrader, Lagasca, and Schultes (Steud.) : probably by European colonirès,
carried to Buenos-Ayres, Austral Africa, and Abyssinia (Moq., and A. Dec.).
t Eucalyptus globulus of Australia. Observed there by La Biliardière. — Introduced into Hindustan
and at Ootacamund attained nine feet in girth in eighteen years, has spread rapidly on the
Neilgherries and other high lands and has “ become naturalised” as low down as “ three thousand or
four thousand f e e t ” (Drur.). By European colonists also was carried to the Mediterranean countries,
and has become acclimatized in Algeria, Spain, Corsica, and Southern France.
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foe tonnage of vessels paying duty during the year ending “ Sept. 30th,” including coasting and fishing
-ve.ssels, amounted to “ eight hundred thousand two hundred and sixty-one” tons : of which “ five
r t a f o / to o x e f f i " '" ll’ 0''S'tirel two hundred and seventy-nine,” were owned exclusively in the United
and I t f f i " fr""" ” Leopold II. succeeded by Francis IL, forty-third emperor of Germany
gove to to totfo totuich"'fr""^’ fr'" ^ so-called “ republican”
“ In this y e a r ” (append. Sibth,), publication of the first volume of the Act. soc. nat. paris
Nardosmia fragrans of Dauphiny and the Pyrenees. Termed “ tussilago fragrans ” by Villars
act soc nat. par. r pl. 12, - and soon afterwards cultivated in gardens for its fragrance (Pers,). In
iVed ( I 'to e c 'to " ’'" ™ localities, and according to Watson s e f f s natural-
C n n H Z E T fr"" P- 55. and Pritzel 417), J. B. Leblond in Cayenne, meeting with
s , e . , hi„, p„|,,i.h=d i," S.C,
„ C W 0 „ d .„ d C .„ x sp ,
S r h l n T “ " to f r '" ?® ‘ ’'® "Adjoining portion of Asia. Described by Goodenough, - and
0 0 4 ° t o l l I ' ? ™ """""lies from Sweden and Russia throughout middle
of the l4fo0nnetou.s Oibthorp frequent in the marshes
uE T I T to Lurope and the adjoining portion of Asia. Described by Goodenoufo
£ o c lmn. 11. pi. 22) as observed on the mountains of Scotland: -d e s c r ib e d also by Schkuhr 56 pi.
m f. ” (I ers.) ; and the species figured in Engl, bot: pi. 2407 was observed by Sibthorp in the open
t o m t o Constantinople. Westward, C. rigida was observed by Hooker in L e la n d ; L d
accorcfoi to j. Carey grows on “ alpine summits of the mountains of Northern New England and
New York, and higli northward” (A. Gray). “
Carex fu lv a of Europe ancl Northeast America. Described by G o od en o u gh ,-an d known to
£0W in meads and on moretains throughout middle Europe (Schkuhr t. T. f. 67, Host i. pl. 77, and
t o ,) • "Lrerved hy Chaubard in moist places in the Peloponnesus. Westward, was received bv
f r ' f r ' “ •“ “ f r " ”< ' >
ft"“”'"“" "ft'" p'”'- tt™-
„ T i t E T z Lastern Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. A large species termed
a. vindis by Erthart, £ . sagittata” by Borckhau.sen (Sclikr.), and known to occur alon» hed»es
A D e 'l)" ” ^ (Hoffm., and Pers.). In Britain, found adventive on the isle of Wight (B r ln f., Ind
“ In this y e a r ” (Spreng., and Winckl.), G. A. Olivier travelling in Persia.
A 1 t o ? ' to to ” Louis X V I . of France beheaded; “ Oct. i6th,” his wife Marie
Antoinette belieaded. The European governments having armed against France and civil war
S t o f i o ° t o fr'" ‘®'™''' ” toe guillotine wks L p t 4 I Z
“ April 29th” (Holmes), proclamation of neutrality by president Washington.
The same year ” (Nicoh), Fourth partition of Poland.
“ In tius y r e r ” (Wmckl,), Uster publishing his Neuen Ann. B o t, - continued “ until iS o i.”
O i n i t T T spathaceum of Eastern Europe and tlie adjoining portion of A.sia. Described bv
Hayne in U.re. n. b” . annal 15, — termed “ o. Haynii ” by Roth, and known to occur around Hambiir/
totoctorito ' ° Oldenburg (Pers.) : observed by Sibthorp near Abydos on the Dardanelles, and
f r q a to " fr""'” ’ 379). J- E- Smith publishing his Specimen of the botany of New Hol-
An fr"""” t o " " * - 0 ) ’ ‘-»t Pekin of foe first English ambassador. Macartney
f f i 0 1 the journey through China, is given by G. Staunton ; and amon»
the plants collected were Pentho7'ui?i Clujieiise (Pursh 323).
* E u ca ly pm robusta of Australia. Received by J. E. Smith soc. linn. iii. 283 (Pers I Bv
European colomsts, carried to Hindustan; and according to Drury growing at Ootacanlnd
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