Frederick Pursh plant list
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A list of Plants observed at or in the vicinity of Permanico in the Island of Dominica Botanical Names | English or Provincial Names | Places of growth Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Wild Liquorice | Frequent in hedges, stony ground. Alathophos L. Spec: New | Along the Sea-shore. Acer saccharinum L. Sugar maple | Cultivate'd. Achirpenes, rupestre N.S. | Barative mountain. Athras Sapota L. Papadille | Cult'd. , melanocarpa N.S. Black apple | On the ridge below the Negro houses. , acceola N.S. Bally tree | Mountain woods, frequent. Aceristichum aureum L. (A genus of Ferns in the swamps near Prince Rupert's.) , sulphureum N.S. | Mountain woods. , spirale N.S. | Parasitic on & Trees, near the Cascade , Marantae? L. | Shady rocks , sorbifolium L. | Climbing on trees. , lentisofosum N.S. | To; in dark shady woods. , marginatum L. | Common in mountain woods. Adenania Digitala L. Ground-tree of Egypt | Cult'd. O Adenanther pavonia L. Coral-bean. | Do. O Adiantum radiatum | In shady woods, frequent. , punctulatum. | To; on rocks. , filicifolios N.S. | To; rare. O Aegipila martinicensis L. Goats-meat. | Frequent among bushes. O Heathy siene grandiflora? | Cult'd. , sensitiva? Veg | In swamps about Prince Rupert's & Aesculus paria L. Yellow Horse-Chestnut | Cult'd. Agaricus - A genus of Mushrooms or Fungi; several species. Agave americana L. Great American Aloe