The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-25

leaves, curiousy spotted with brown and single handsome
yellow flower, dropping long oosak The five last
med plants few inches only height and worthy of
cultivation in gardens, for the sake of ornament.
The Virginia cowsp, Brandywne cowslp of our gar
dens (Pulmonaria pTrginica) grows native the damp
margins of the Bandywne, Towering about the last of April
The leaf very large and of bright green COLOR and the
flowers blue and penduous collected in large handsome
clusters 1t much valued in complaints of the lungs;
and hence its
Towards the latter end of April blooms the Obolaria Uig
mica, very interesting little plant, drawing of which is
given Dangtons catalogue of the plants of Chester
possession of the Academy 1t is several inches height
bearing upon the top long ut of leaves and flowers inter-
Mixed the whole of blush and purple COLOR and presenting
somewhat the appearance of waxwork It is frequently met
with the woody hills of the Brandywne, and other similar
places, nearly covered with dried leaves.
The delicate little Houstonia LII Cerulea) commonly
known by several name such Innocence Modesty Qua
ker girl Hen and Chickens, &c., obrudes upon observa
ton with its pretty little blue flowers, in nearly all kinds of
situations from this time till Autumn. 1t is or inches highs
and grows mostly in clusters.
The different species of violet pioa which grow wild in
our district may be estimated about Is in number The
flowers of various colors whites yellow, purple, blue
and The only species is the viola concoor the
genus of which would not be recognized by the inexperienced
student of Botany 1t is foot high and has very
ordinary appearance with the insignificant flowers depending
from the axis of the leaves, and differing in shape from the
others of this genus 1t be plant in this
ton of the United States; Barton gives only locality
Philadelphia and Darlington has not met with in Ches
ter county However, have found it penfuy the hills
of the Branywine opposite the Paper Mills It flowers in
with of the other species, about the last April
and throughout May
The wild Strawberry, (Fraguria uirginGna) whose fruit
is he if all inferior cultivated Species is often
WITH in flower this time. The foreign species of the gar
dens r. pesca is becoming naturazed in various places.
The month of May displays its blooming heritage perhaps
greater variety and pouson than any other month ohe
The delicate little Scorpion grass yosotis copiodes)
with its pink buds and blue flowers, equents of
springs and running waters where from this time till
Autumn The flower resembles and color the Veroniea
arres which also found this time dry situations
This little Veronica is sometimes called Forget-meno though
| it is not the Forget-me-not of poesy.
Jacobs ladder, (Polemoaium reptans) beautiful plant,
sometimes cultivated in flower pots, and worthy of gem
eral notice among the ladies' 1t foot height
and has pnnae leaves like the sensitive plant formed by
10 pair of leaflets, arranged along footstak-
The flowers skybue, about large voets, and
ected into lunches frequent in moist Places especially
along the Brandywine
The well known May apple, (POdophylluns peltatna)
sometimes enormously called Mandrake now puts forth its
snowy white flowers, where the forks to support two
large peate leaves that give to the plant its specific NAME
Those plants with only leaf very seldom The root
of the May apple forms valuable cahartc extensively used
in parts othe United Staes the possess poison
narcotic properties; and the fruit escuent and whole
somethus afordng excellent example of the very differ