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THE BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF G. W. CLINTON |
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THE BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF G. W.
CLINTON – June 1863 |
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[1863] June 4. Went to Race ground to see the
Sportsmen's Convention's gathering for trap shooting. On my return, noticed
some garden scapes in front of the Vandeventer place .In the small pond,
close by the east side of the street, opposite Hodge's place, the Potamogeton
(?) which I called P. pusillus (=P. pauciflorus I guess) last year, growing
abundantly. Delivered Address to the Sportsmen at the dinner, the evening of
this day, at The St. James Hotel. Some day before this & after May 30th,
I picked some of the plant mentioned May 9 (p. 10), and I think it is a
Brassica. It is common in the field. (It is horseradish, Nasturtium
armoracia.) [The Race
ground may be the Fair Grounds off Humboldt Parkway?? But it is not on the Jewett Map, Humboldt
Parkway. Hodge's place was at Cold Spring (see Miscellaneous Index).] [1863] June 5th. With Day, took cars to
Suspension Bridge, crossed it & walked along the bank to Whirlpool &
descended to the water, and made our way to the stoney flat where a stream
comes in. Found nothing new. Took
some specimens of the Taxus canadensis.
Ascended the stream some way leaving it on the left, & then,
fought our way up to the top of the bank. Found in a wet place on hillside,
near the stream, Equisetum variegatum & collected a Carex. High up on the
hill, Aphylla uniflora (4 specimens) and a Cypripedium which may be
parviflorum (!) but is probably a very small flowered pubescens. On the top
of the bank, a number of Sassafras bushes in full flower, all staminate. A
little beyond this rock platform at the foot of the Whirlpool, a smallish,
hairy Arabis (= A. hirsuta). Took a road which led us to the main road
to Queenston, & went to Brock's Monument. In the dry gravelly soil around
it, in low small yellow flowered crucifer abundant, looking like a Lepidium
(It is Alyssum calycinum). Crossed
the Suspension Bridge & down to Lewiston. The only thing I could find
& attribute the white buds to mentioned April 25 (p. 6) is a Rhus,
perhaps the aromatica. Cut by Scoville's old place to the railroad. Ranunculus scleratus very abundant. Picked
a few specimens of Houstonia caerulea. In the pond in the grove between R. R.
& river bank, noticed Ranunculus purshii. On the top of the bank, on both sides of the River, a Vicia,
which I think must be V. americana, abundant & beautiful. Made for the
Whirlpool House & so along the bank to the tree of Morus rubra, which was
in full fruit and a male.
The Arctostaphylos has cheated me again, though we found a few
flowers, which are very small. Found also, near the bank, a Cerastium arvense
(probably oblongifolium ‑ crossed out) and a very handsome variety of Senecio
aureus. Picked up by the roadside Hesperis matronalis? a garden scape. Walked
on to the Falls, and arrived there 20 minutes before the starting of the
6*20' train which took us back to Buffalo.
[From the lines on a
piece of paper tucked into the introduction to 1863: "June 5. The Morus
rubra in full flower." also: "June 5. Alyssum at Brock's
Monument."] [Suspension
Bridge was a station on the Buffalo to Lewiston branch of the New York
Central (the station before Lewiston Station). There was a suspension bridge
there across which Clinton could cross to Canada and go north along 'the
bank', i.e. the top of the Niagara River gorge. At the Whirlpool in Canada,
there is a stream gully through the old St. David's gorge and filled with
sediment, down which one could climb to the gorge base and a pebbly shore at
the whirlpool eddy. At various places at the river's edge occur stone
pavements or flats. Brock's Monument is at the top of the Niagara Escarpment
above the village of Queenston, facing that of Lewiston, New York, across the
Niagara River. There was also a suspension bridge between these two villages,
the butresses of which still exist, indeed, the very land on which they occur
still belongs to the original bridge owners. The bush with the small flowers
at Lewiston may be the New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus L., in the
Rhamnaceae or Buckthorn family), although Rhus aromatica occurs up toward
Whirlpool Point on the edge of the gorge.] [1863] June 6. Mailed the Equisetums,
Cerastium & crucifer to Gray. Afternoon. On the Scajaquada, at Delaware
St. east side, coming into flower, Potamogeton . On the edge of the first wood beyond turnpike gate,
west side, Viola tricolor var. arvensis (all gone to seed), Specularia
perfoliata (see entry of June 15) (immature), and Myosotis verna. Took
specimen of Rhamnus catharticus from Moffat's hedge. [This turnpike gate
was at the end of Main Street at the bridge over the Scajaquada where Main
became the Buffalo & Williamsville McAdam Road; see turnpike in
Miscellaneous Index; see 1863:June 21.] [1863] June 8. 2*2'. P. M. train to Niagara
Falls. Took a few specimens of Carex clintonii? C. Oederi [written above]
from below American Staircase, not dioicious & a Carex from above the
Staircase where Hypericum kalmianum is abundant. On Goat Island the little
flat above the bridge looked in vain for C. Oederi. but collected two. Also
[Agrostis crossed out] Poa pratensis.
None of the Carices in condition. Collected 2 specms of Carya alba
from the 3 trees near the depot. [The depot was that
of the New York Central branch of the Buffalo & Lewiston R. R. Stations
of Hypericum kalmianum are known from Goat Island: this unusual reference is
to the Prospect Park area on the mainland at the brink of the cataracts. It
is interesting the references to the Hickories (Carya) as this indicates the
forest type in thin soil over dolomite at the falls viewing area.] The little
flat still exists 'above the bridge', i.e. upstream or between the old stone
pedestrian bridge and the modern vehicular bridge, or east of the pedestrian
bridge on the north side of the island. Poa pratensis is still there and
about generally.] [1863] June 9. Sent C. Clintonii & one
from the flat to Dr. Dewey. Gathered 3 specimens of Platanus
occidentalis. Walked
out nearly to Poor House, thence took grove & wood, on the right (East)
& worked by way back to the 1st road N. of Turnpike Gate, & which
joins the road on the N. side of the Creek at Ambrose's Tavern. Suprised at
not seeing the Helianthemum. Just before coming to that road, in dry space
near the last quarry, what I suppose to be a Silene pretty abundant
(See next page, June 12). Following the road from that quarry to Ambrose's,
on left hand side, in the field, close to the fence, Lupinus perennis. Thence
to Orchid woods (where I collected some good specimens of Aplectrum) & by
my usual route through Genesee St. woods & by Genesee St. cars, home.
Collected 2 or 3 grasses & some Carices. Also, beyond Ambrose's, on left
hand side, gathered from garden, by fence, a cultivated umbelifer. [The
quarry may be Bennett's.] [1863] June 10. Walked, on R. R, to Limestone Ridge
& beyond, cut across to the wood by the creek, (call it Limestone Ridge
wood), thence across the fields to 2d dark wood & across the fields &
wet ground to the R. R. & home. In the ditch by the R. R. near the R. R.
Bridge, Potamogeton pectinatus. P. perfoliatus. Dark wood, Smilax
rotundifolia, v. angulata. On the south, right side of R. R., beyond the dark
wood, Cerastium nutans (all in seed) abundant, between the track & the
fence. Near first telegraph pole
after reaching the dark wood, Arabis laevigata. Took specimen, of my
Equisetum, which begins to branch but shows no sign of fruit, & may be E.
limosum! In coming from 2nd dark wood, through fields & along ditch, very
minute R. scleratus. Somewhere along there & also in Limestone Hill wood,
Alopecurus geniculatus? In that wood, a specimen of Platanthera Hookeri.
Picked up 2 or 3 grasses, &c. [From the lines on a
piece of paper tucked into the introduction to 1863: "June 10. Cerastium
nutans in seed. The Prunus Americana with metamorphosed fruit."] [1863] June 11. Gathered the small Potamogeton
in pond this side of Cold Spring, think it P. pauciflorus. Collected some
Carices & a grass in Day's Sphagnum. Also by Dr. Lord's, a few Viola
cucullata v. palmata? [See
Miscellaneous Index for locality of Cold Spring in Buffalo.] [1863] June 12. Examined the plant found on
the 9th, which I supposed to be a Silene, but which Day told me he had analyzed & found to be Vaccaria. I
opened 2 buds, & in each, I am confident, were 3 styles, = S. antirrhina!
See June 19th. Walked on Squaw Island. Collected 3 or 4 Carices, ; Naumburgia thyrsiflora; Erigeron
Philadelphicus, leaves of Alnus incana; also 1 Salix, probably collected
before. [Vaccaria
vulgaris Host. = Saponaria Vaccaria L. p. 55, Gray's 1862 ed. "Escaped from gardens and
becoming spontaneous in some places. (Adv. from Eu.)"] [1863] June 13. Wm. Pomeroy's Courtyard on
Swan (N.W.) corner of, Calycanthus Floridus. Afternoon.
Rowed round Squaw Island to Smuggler's Creek, below old dock. Equisetum
limosum very finely fruiting, collected some. Thence to head of Strawberry,
nothing new. Collected some Carices. The Carex which covered the wet part of
the Island, & which they cut & use for mattresses is C. angustata.
Returning, just this side of the pens of the distillery, found a few plants
of what looks like a Sinapis, but is probably Brassica Campestris. In wet
place just west of Dr. Lord's wood, collected a very large Carex ‑ C.
lacustris. [Carex lacustris
Willd., Lake‑bank Sedge, is conspicuous today in the marsh at Buckhorn Island
State Park. No reference to a C. angustata found; numerous varieties of Carex
species are var. angustata. A Dr. Lord does not occur in Clinton's
Miscellaneous Index, but there is a reference to a Dr. Lord (1863:May 25)
south of the entrance to Forest Lawn.] [1863] June 15. A few days since, on Delaware
St., east side beyond Ferry St. before 3d or 4th house, close by the fence,
noticed a Sedum, not in flower (=S. acre.) The
Specularia (June 6) was in seed, that is the first flowers had fruited
without opening. The Viola arvensis is very abundant & rank, in the open
field, between the 1st quarry, going north, along the line of woods or
groves, and the fence of the crossroad. Walked
to Sandytown, P.M. In low ground between R. R. & the shanties, the green
slenderly & oblongly ovate Carex, not yet in flower.* In
one of the grass plots in front of Workhouse on 4th or 5th St. noticed
Dactylis glomerata & collected a little Lolium perenne. *Found
thereabout a terete culmed Scirpus? Leafy all up the culm. Also a very
pretty, inflated Carex. Collected
also a common red‑topped grass, and the 2d small species of Eleocharis. [The Workhouse was
part of the Erie County Penitentiary, q.v. in Miscellaneous Index.] [1863] June 16. Wheelbarrow Point, & got
bulbs of Erythronium albidum for Gray. Thence through the remains of wood No.
1 to the Plank Road, & along the same to the Nyssa multiflora, of which I
took specimen. Thence beyond the crossroad to 1st wood on right, where I got
a grass & 2 or 3 Carices. Thence, back & across the creek to the
Tavern [x, as Gates's], & through the wood (where I marked one of the
localities of Fedia fagopyrum) to the Sulphur Spring, & thence, by
Clinton St., home. In a swale on the left (Smith side) of Clinton St., coming
in, near the first house after passing the beer shop at the creek, a magnificent
grass, nearly 5 feet high, which I must send to Gray, at once, as I can't
make it out (Afterwards did & found it to be Glyceria fluitans.) In wood
no. 1, collected Smilax hispida,
which runs far more than I thought, & also a grass or two. On the road to Twitchell's, from hedge,
Crataegus oxyacantha. Roadside Daucus
carota. [The Tavern is
probably Gates's Tavern, see 1862. Sept. 16, near Abbott Road, which was
probably a plank road in its outer reaches. The Creek may be Buffalo Creek,
the Sulphur Spring refers to the Little Buffalo Creek. Notice he crosses the
Big Buffalo Creek several times, and the Little Buffalo once. Smith Street
ends at the Seneca Road and Clinton St. is northeast of it (on the Jewett
1862 map).] [1863] June 17. Walked to the Point [ Fort
Erie Pt.] this side of Windmill Point in Canada. There Lithospermum hirtum
abundant. In the sand there, on the ridge, Carex ., & in the wood, C. scirpoidea.. On the R. R. collected Camelina sativa. Along shore,
returning, the Ostrya & Fagus & Carya. In Mr. Douglass' garden at
Waterloo, Mertensia (rough leaves) paniculata? (=Lindeloffia spectabilis). Euonymus europaeus, & Berberis
vulgaris. The Glycyrrhiza up, but far from flowering. Took the pods from last
year's stalks, and, returning, planted the seeds at Sandytown. [The Point is Fort
Erie Point of the June 18 entry (next). It looks like Lindeloffia spectabilis
is a synonym of Mertensia paniculata See also June 30.] [1863] June 18. Went, by 9*30' train to Silver
Creek. Walked back, principally by Lake Shore & old road to the dunes at
mouth of Cattaraugus. On them found, a plant with many cut leaves, which may
be Achillea millefolium, but which I took a specimen or two, as a reminder,
as it possibly may turn out to be the long sought Anthemis. ["It was
Achillea", written in the margin.] Also an Artemisia [canadensis later
written], neither in flower. Thence across the low grounds, & lots to the
railroad. In the wet land, the tall grass mentioned in the 16th June common
(=Glyceria fluitans). Saw it also in the wet ground, near the Lake, just
below Fort Erie Point, yesterday.
(The Menispermum grows abundantly in the sand as you approach the
dunes.) Thence across the road, through low ground to the wood south of the
R. R. Picked, from the ground,
Callitriche verna v. terestris. And, by the edge of the wood, (by the little
stream), Carex intumescens. Thence back to Silver Creek. Went into the grove,
a line of woods, behind the R. R. Station. A great place for Carices, picked
several (one of which I mailed at once on my return to Dr. Dewey) and a
grass. I leave this blank for their names should I ever find them out (Carex
intumescens, C. debilis). In the wood, opposite & just beyond the wood
house of R. R., found a plant of Corallorhiza multiflora in flower. The
Veronica officinalis is abundant every where hereabouts, is in full flower,
& is very pretty. Evening.
Day gave me specimen (male) of Spiraea aruncus? Hort. Viola tricolor, hort.,
self sown. Spiranthes latifolia, which he finds abundant at the upper end of the
Swamp, on Delaware St., near the Forest Lawn fence. Received package of plants from Stephen Calverly,
Brooklyn. [The postal village
of Irving lay at the mouth of Cattaraugus Creek, Hanover twp., Chautauqua
Co.] [1863] June 19. The plant mentioned May 9
& June 4 is Nasturtium armoracia, the horseradish. Along
Schanzlin's Road, crossed field this side of Ambrose's, to grove, &
collected leaves of Ulmus racemosa, also, in the wood, the Capsella, quite
smallish, & of a peculiar growth, and Viola palmata, out of flower.
Thence across to Smith's easterly side of last quarry, & took 1 specimen
of the plant mentioned June 9 & 12. It is Silene antirrhina. There, but
closer to the quarry, is a Turritis or Arabis, = Turritis glabra or A. laevigata,
can't remember which, not yet fit for collection, but I took 1 specimen, as a
reminder. Thence to Ambrose's, & down the road, by his tavern, to the
Creek, which I walked up a long way, (finding only Carex , & 1 specimen of Samolus
valerandii) & then crossed through field & wood (where I picked up a
grass) to the road, near the Schoolhouse, & thence to Wolffer's. In one
of the woods found one of the Carices which I collected at Silver Creek
yesterday, quite commonish (C. intumescens.) the one with tumid, straight,
long beaked perygynia, & only 3‑6 fruit in a spike. Thence back to
William Crocker's (milkman), in his garden by the fence, noticed a yellow
& very [incised?] Silene, = Silene noctiflora. Thence up the cross road to the wood this side of 2d cross road
beyond the gate on the Williamsville Road. There found 5 specimens of
Chamaelirium? all small, & took three. Found also Helianthemum canadense
in flower. Also there & in the wood north of the road, Arabis canadensis
& 1 specimen of Platanthera bracteata.* In going up the road from
Crocker's, after passing first house (on the left) collected Philadelphus
coronarius from the fence, & found Rosa spinosissima (No!), escaped to
the road side. The (white) red clover,
not uncommon. By
Hodge's garden, at Cold Spring, found escaped, what must be Chelidonium
majus, but the stem & leaves are hairy. *Also 1 specimen of (a small)
Polygonatum giganteum, lower part of the stem flattened. [Williamsville
(McAdam?) Road? or the Williamsville (later Bailey) Rd.? Cold Spring is very
near Main ‑ Buffalo & Wmsville McAdam Rd.] [1863] June 20. Miss Lizzy Marshall brought
me, from Rock City, a specimen of Clintonia umbellata. Rained till towards
evening. Then went to Squaw Island, & examined the lower half, & the
outside up to Smuggler's Run, pretty thoroughly. Found plants of Equisetum
palustre, but only one in fruit, which I gathered & will send to Gray.
Collected some Carices, one or two, not collected before, & some grasses,
including a Bromus (?)! on outside of Island, very variable in size. [The outside of the
island is the side facing the Niagara River.
The lower half of the island is most likely downstream, away from the
marsh on the upper (upstream) half.] [1863] June 21. After dinner walked in Niagara
[i.e. St.] to Ferry St. & thence on tow‑path &c. to distillery,
crossed the canal to Niagara St. up to the Dam, & there took cars. On
Niagara St. in D. W. C. Weed's lot,
found Morus alba, & took specimen. Corner of Wm. Willard's lot, on 7th St. took leaves of
Ulmus fulva. A pretty Ptelea (not in flower) in his courtyard. On the flat
this side of the distillery, collected a Carex a grass, and 1 specimen of
Erysimum cheiranthoides, found that I had left 5 plants of Brassica
campestris, all small. Evening.
Day found Turitis? (=T. glabra), abundant at the stone quarry in the field,
beyond the gate on Williamsville road, (where, I found Myosotis verna,
Specularia, & Viola arvensis.) also 1 male Chamaelirium, there, or in the
wood where Ulmus racemosa is, & in one of the woods, Aphyllon uniflorum.
He gave me, from his garden, Fumaria, and a Leucanthemum? [See 1863: June 6.
Again, the gate here is at the Main‑Scajaquada Creek bridge. Aphyllon
uniflorum (L.) Torrey & A. Gray ex A.
Gray is now Orobanche uniflora L., one‑flowered cancer‑root
(Orobanchaceae or Broom‑rape Family in which other strange species occur in
Conopholis and Epifagus. [1863] June 22. After dinner rowed round
Strawberry. A new grass coming in.
Collected some Carices, probably none new. Juncus Balticus in flower,
noticed a largish Eleocharis in the water, at the upper point of Little Bay
& elsewhere. [Strawberry
Island.] [1863] June 23. Wheelbarrow Point. Sanicula Canadensis?,
(heads small, flowers yellow,) Polygonatum giganteum, Thaspium (probably)
barbinode. Dark wood, on the right, Rhus venenata (not yet in flower), on the
left, a singular & very pretty
little Carex, like C. polytrichoides somewhat. (It was Carex trisperma, Dew.) On
the R. R., Geum Virginianum, Arabis laevigata? Everywhere, Carices. [1863] June 24. Took 8 A. M. train to
Suspension Bridge, crossed & walked down to Whirlpool. On the way, in a
little pool, found Alopecurus geniculatus ?
stems rooting in the mud, also, Fragaria vesca, an Oatlike grass,
gathered, I think before [= Danthonia spicata, written above] Descending to
the Whirlpool, collected a Cystopteris bulbifera, a small grass, &, on
the beach at the bottom, a Panicum.
Ascended the little stream to the place where Day & I collected a
Carex and collected some of it, then climbed up the slide just below it, and found Bromus [mollis crossed out]
kalmii and 1 specimen of
Calystegia spithamea. On
top of the bank before coming to Point View, collected
Hieracium venosum, 2 specimens of Platanthera hookeri, &
Pyrola chlorantha. Along the top of the cliff, beyond the point, Scutellaria parvula abundant.
Collected some Carices & a number of grasses at various
points, particularly on a wooded,
lower plateau 1/2
[1, = 1 mile?] mile below the Point. Also Asclepias guadrifolia. On the edge of a wheatfield, this side of
descent to Foster's Flat Triticum repens abundant, & also at Niagara
Falls. In descending to Foster's Flat, gathered an Arabis, and, along the path
near the bottom, two grasses, one of them found 1/2 ‑ 6* high, also Hydrophyllum canadense. Endeavored to return by keeping outer edge
of the woods, & came out on a road, which led me to the Great Wn.
R. R. on which I walked to the Bridge, & crossed & walked up to the
Falls. At the foot of American
Stairs, below it, on the old steamboat dock,
& in the talus above,
collected 3 Carices, including
2 states or forms of C. Oederi & Lolium temulentum. Took the 6*14' train for Buffalo. In the first pool to the left after crossing R. R.
Bridge at Sandytown, noticed yellow flower, like a Ranunculus. What
can it be? (nil but Potentilla anserina, written later). [CANADA. Triticum
repens L. recently named Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski, Quackgrass, Witch‑grass,
Quickgrass, was until then Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. The Potentilla
anserina is abundant in the sandy beaches today along the Niagara River, both
sides of the river, Navy Island, Buckhorn Island etc.] [1863] June 25. With D. F. Day, went, by 6*30'
train to Dunkirk, & thence, by Erie R. R. to Great Valley, & thence,
on foot, to Rock City, in the S. W. corner of Town of Little Valley. Picked
an immature Eleocharis, = E. obtusa, from wet places on the road. Went up the
Ellicottville Road, say 3‑4 miles, & soon after passing the tollgate,
took road to left, which brought us to Mr.
Kelsey's, who has the remnant of a nursery, thence the road turns to
the right & keeps up a valley, pursued it about 1 mile, & then turned
to left, & went up the hill from 1/4 ‑ 1/2 mile to Mr. Solomon Porter's,
where we got some good bread, butter & milk, & thence to the top of
the hill on the left, say 1/2 ‑ 3/4 mile to Rock City, which is indescribable
by me. The hill is densely wooded. Saw Panax quinquefolium, not in flower.
The 2 Clintonias, especially the larger flowered one, passing or well passed
out of flower. Collected both. Also 3 or 4 specimens of Cynoglossum
Virginicum. The Platanthera
orbiculata abundant all through these woods, and also P. hookeri with white flowers (June
29, It is only a very small P.
orbiculata?) At Rock City noticed Polypodium vulgare & other
common ferns, & collected Polypodium phegopteris, Aspidium marginale,
& A. spinulosum. The Azalea (nudiflora?) also about the City, & some
small plants of Pyrus Americana, & 3 or 4 scattered specimens of Listera
cordata. Also Epigaea repens in seed. The Oxalis acetosella abounds here
& near Forestville, as does Viola rotundifolia & Acer Pennsylvanicum.
Surrounded the City, or attempted to, after diving in & out in all
directions, & found a path, which, after a long while, widened into a
wood road, & finally brought us out into the fields, within sight of a
road just opened, which brought us into the main road along the Valley of the
Allegany, at a point (we were told at a Farm house) 4 miles from Little
Valley & 2 1/2 from Salamanca.
Took the R. R. & walked to Salamanca. There were accosted by King
Allen formerly of Hamburgh, who promised to procure me some living specimens
of the (Menopoma Allegheniensis)
Alligator as it is here called.
Collected here Houstonia coerulea & more Cynoglossum Virginianum, & Day found
1 Arum dracontium &
(to his delight)
1 female Chamaelirium & (to his great delight) a clump of the plants, with one
flower, of Cypripedium spectabile.
Found also Ribes rubrum in the wood, probably chance sown. At 12
P.M. took freight train & got to
Forestville at about 2 A. M. [1863] June 26. [At Forestville] Walked 1/2
mile to the Morrison House, kept by Mr. Olney, &, after ringing the bell
& pounding the door with our canes for I don't know how long, waked him
& got in. Went to bed, very gladly. Breakfasted at 7 A.M. & donned
our boxes & started, after packing our plants collected yesterday.
Pursued an easterly road, ascending pretty much all the way, for about 4
miles, passed Mr. Jones's (brother of Mike Jones, D. F. D's father in law.),
& turned southerly to a wood fringing a little valley, where we collected
plants of Viola Selkirkii, thence made our way to the Big Swamp,
thence to the Little Swamp, & thence to Mud Lake, a pretty sheet of
water, thence back through woods & fields to the main road & to
Mr. Jones's (in town of Hanover,
Chautauqua Co.) (he absent.). Mrs. Jones gave us a nice dinner. Miss Alice
Jones arrived from Bo. [Buffalo] Albert Jones put 2 good horses before a
buggy, & drove Miss Alice, Day
& myself, & a young Martin Jones to Forestville (By the
wayside some trees of Robinia
viscosa, of which we took specimens,) took in my
trunk, & drove into the Station
at Silver Creek, where, at 9 P.M., we took the train &
reached Buffalo at 10* P.M.. The Carum carui abundant in the road to Mr. Jones's as a weed in door yards by the
roadside near houses, &
scattered along on whole route.
In
the Great Swamp, collected Betula pumila (=Myrica gale), Pogonia
ophioglossoides, Arethusa bulbosa, Platanthera dilatata, Viburnum Menyanthes in seed, and Eriophorum
Virginicum ['?' sic, in pencil] There
& in the Little Swamp, Calopogon, Cymbidium & Drosera rotundifolia
not in flower. In the Little Swamp, Sarracenia just giving out. About Mud
Lake, nil, except what is, probably (Veronica anagallis. (the books make it
V. Americana). All through the woods, Viola rotundifolia, in seed of
course. A little way back of Mr.
Jones's house, Spiranthes latifolia.
On a hill side, just beyond the sawmill, (where they saw firewood) the
Aralia hispida was growing abundantly, not quite in flower. On the hill side,
or side of "the gulf" on the same stream, below, in the open field,
Danthonia spicata very abundant. [French (1860) does
not mention a Big or Little Swamp in Cattaraugus Co. (or elsewhere), but in Farmersville
twp., on the eastern border of the county, north of center "Mud Lake, in
the northern part, covering an area of about 30 acres, discharges its waters
north; and Ischua Creek flows south through the western part." p. 190.
[Mud Lake "on the e. border [of
Arkwright twp. in the n.e. of the center of the co. of Chautauqua] covers
about 10 acres" French (1860 p. 210).] This is probably the Mud Lake
represented, as it is near Forestville in Chautauqua Co.] [1863] June 27. Collected, P.M., 50‑60 specimens
of Equisetum palustre. [1863] June 28. Walked out on the Plains. On
Main St., about Hodge's old place & this side. Silene noctiflora (flowers
yellowish, & plant very viscid, & leaves soft almost as the
mullein's.), & this side, the Dactylis glomerata. All along Triticum repens? In the 1 st
field, beyond Cold Spring, in the westerly side of Main St., very far from
flowering, what may be Lucerne (Medicago sativa). Turned out Melilotus alba.
In field this side of first house in approaching the Creek, a Bromus. On the
plains, collected 2 or 3 grasses & 2 or 3 Carices. Also Sanicula,
Thaspium, 7 specimens Chamaelirium. The Frasera has opened a few
flowers. [1863] June 29. Strolled before breakfast, on
Swan St., for chickweed for the bird. Got 4 beautiful specimens of Dactylis
from Mr. Du[nn's ?] yard. P.M.
rode, with Dr. Gay, to Sulphur Spring, collected seeds of Fedia fagopyrum,
& 2 Glycerias, & a Carex. Rode round by Ebenezer Sett.t [Settlement?]
& Clinton St. home. Mailed the seeds to Prof. Gray. [1863] June 30. Mrs. Douglass, at Waterloo,
from the garden, gave me more specimens of Mertensia paniculata (=Lindeloffia
spectabilis), and 1 of a composite flower, looking like Matricaria, given to
her as from California. Above Fort Erie,
the Glycyrrhiza has commenced flowering: took 3 or 4 specimens. Had a couple
of glorious showers. Tramped through
woods, swamps & fields, coming out at the lower (Fred..y's) Ferry, &
crossed to the Dam, & so home. Filled my big box with Carices & grasses.
On Frenchman's Creek found the Nasturtium lacustre in flower, & collected
a number, and it is very plain (as I suspected last year) that the cut
leaved, low plant, below the road, which grows under water in the spring, is
it. In the fields near the Creek,
found Oenothera chrysantha, & in a cultivated field, on the top of hill,
near the wet grave [sp.? = grove?], Vicia sativa. |
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Scientific names may be looked up in the online checklist of Western New York plants. Find genus names beginning with A - C D - K L - P Q - Z. |