The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-02

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found IN our meadows and moist woodlands The pbfadl
pha lily, [Lium Phiiadelphicum] about three hyb y,I
flowers of reddish orange coor-tle Canadian hv ~ "a
odensel about two feet in height with yellow sh orapue
ers,-and the Superb lily, Turks Cap r. sune,bn,
@hose numerous orangescaret flowers render one Of he
most splendid plants of country have found il m t
borders of the Christana within mile of Wilmington abo
six feet in height This species is said thrive well when
transpaned
The Genus LobcJja affords several beautiful species TIE
Cardinal Flower, t. Cardnais1 one of The mo elegant
plants of he United States, and aourshes great pen, b
the side of nearly every stream Of TIE stem - %
-four feet hgh The upper half being clothed with deep scar
LEI flowers The sYphiltica is tall but bears an
abundance Of large, deep blue flowers and also Frequently
met with in similar places The L. infata Indian Tobac.
is still less, and has small oeegan blue flowers Tbshs
plant the used by Thompson and his nohardy follow
ers in their misnamed botanical Pf acce Of Medicine 10
emeti c, and poisonous.
The Cassa is also an interesting fanlv our largest ere
cies &c Narilandical is called Wd SIENNA and when fl
grown, has much the apTs of ANAL locust
The flowers yellow and sbo@ barge obonq clusters
Its leaves said to be good spbatne for the ofe
shops. The Dwarf C4ssla &C. cham@cistil Is superb
plant foot foot and half high, with large deer "
low flowers. Il grows on the Btandywine not far from VII
mington and is copious Jersey The Wild Sensitive
plant G nictita,sl is verv common and smaller every
way. Its flowers also yellow and e lea somewhat
sltNe approaching IN pairs when the plant Is INJURED
But the length which this sketch has been arendv
tended requires pass in silence the remaining
and flowers, excepting few of the most striking
Two beautiful Gentans deserve especial notice The more
frequent is the Soap-wort Genan, G. Saponorin whcbs
partial to moist situations, and 10 the height Of foot
IS inches On the top Of the stalk cluster of large blue
flowers appears August They expand fully hut re-
tain cylindrical or concal form The other species, G.
c,ina Of most splendid plants, rather taller and
hovn tr in
flowers, also cylindrical and elegantly frnged around me
border begins flower towards the last OF Sepfember
and fingers, lonely of decayng nature, oen CO.
hing itself with fresh beauty, after being robbed bv the ear
" frosts. In this have found it ab,ndan about
the last of October in an old field the Br1ndvwne'
north of the embankment called Washlngons Fort
Both species have the bitter of the medicinal eau
The Blazing Star, DEVILS Bit, Helonids D'ocal 'nogp
placed in the sixth class has its white sfamntefos P
distinct plant disposed the form of beautiful drnoP-
ng bow foot long The female paut is not so har dome
thus reversing the order of bv her want of taste TOR eau
dy attire. I have found this flower the Poor House.
blooming in August.
The Dodder and Mssetoe, two Deepen 'ant parasites ca
a moments attention The former F'uscuto HmprFa"I
is slender ealess colored vne originally sPg "
from the EARTH afterwards closely embracing and drN
its support from the plant around which vines hee
is sometimes called Love-vine The plants for when v
most partial the Spear mint, and Touch-me Eof f'e
M,ssetoe Viscam rerticiHatmn found almost eFruSfy
on the Sour Gum has been occasionally met WIN ~"
vicinity though commonly in Maryland The M's'''
used nv the credulous Amulet agaSt "