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1-13-27 Agrostemma Houstonianum,
Mull. Garden Catalogue, No. RH same
fellows Mirabilis Jalapa. p.406
Pubescent. Lvs broad ovate cordate
serrated. Flo all funnel. Stamens included.
but styles enormous projecting almost
equal to length of tube.
1-16-27 Guilandina Crista, Smal &
Grey Nichols. Brits-Rusks. p.173.
Middle RH east of Amen Cove
Lvs not seen to be "pellucid-punctate,
1-18-27 Polymnia Ivedalia p.398
Yellow or large flowered Leaf Club Bear's
Foot. So RH west of St Marlas. 1 time only.
1-16-27 Emizinium Clavatum, L. p.277.
Alexander's Pool near Warwick Pond.
Spec diff from disc in that it has
inconnexuous involucres vs in-
colvella, but I do not think its
Gaium: parsley smell that. Umbels
of flowers are hemispheric. Frs as
in Will. Petals very greatly undulating
obscuring stam & white margins even
superposed making very characteristic
effect.
1-18-27 Pandæra vitifolio, Rse
Saw apea in pl at Walsingham
Del not collect.
1-16-27 Plumbago [illegible] ? p.288
From Mrs A.V. who says it is
"Plumbago". Flo white 4-spiked
calyx tubular campana with 4
narrow Petals. Pubescent. Pale green
at base, upper half of sepalm-
rite (white) retred 20's gland-
lm & stiletty. Glands like on
green stalks. Calyx 5-partit L.
Cordell tubular long narrow
Limb-3 (bracts?) below 2 gm
Stamens 5, atop cordell sep and
fert a growing from top of
corolla Anther & Cordell just
visible in throat of corolla. Style
canoe length as stamen's & 5 cleft
(1 moss 5 styles united most of
length. Stigmas glandless hairy
alone inside (corolla tube seems to
be constricted immediately above
calyx but expandes again immidately
thus may appear as only because apex)
4 is split). Stamens may