Hortus Collinsonianus. An account of the plants cultivated by the late Peter Collinson, arranged alphabetically according to their modern names. From the catalogue of his garden, and other manuscripts. Not published / [L.W. Dillwyn].
- Lewis Weston Dillwyn
- Date:
- 1843
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Hortus Collinsonianus. An account of the plants cultivated by the late Peter Collinson, arranged alphabetically according to their modern names. From the catalogue of his garden, and other manuscripts. Not published / [L.W. Dillwyn]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Clematis integrifolia. —** Clematis caerulea erecta. reticulata. — ** Clematis with pale red flowers, from Virginia, from J. Bartram, raised at Lord Petre's. Mem.—A new Clematis, with pale red flowers, stolen from our garden at Mill Hill, October 10, 1765. ju viorna. *'Clematis with large red flowers, from Virginia, figured in Hort. Elt., was lost in our gardens—raised again, 1762. From tle reference to Dillenius, I take this to be the same as the ** Virginia Clematis flóre pur- pureo coriaceo, which is said to have been stolen from the garden in 1768. viticella. —** Clematis czerulea et rubra, C. B. viticella Var. ** Clematis cvrulea, flore pleno. C. B. Clethra alnifolia. | ** Clethra alnifolia americana. Catesby Hist., vol. L,, p. 66, t. 66. In the first edition of the Hortus Kewensis, Mr. Collinson is said to have introduced this species in 1736, but Catesby's first vol. was completed in 1732, and he has described the plant to be then flourishing in the open air, at Mr. Bacon's, at Hoxton. Cneorum tricoccum. | ** Cneorum an Chamzelia tricoccus. Widow Wail. C. B. Colchicum autumnale. —** Crocus autumnalis sativus, Saffron. autumnale Var. | ** Crocus autumnalis albicans vel cinereus. autumnale Var. | ** Crocus autumnalis flore czeruleo. montanum. ** Crocus autumnalis juncifolius flore magno purpuras- cente. Boerh Ind. tessulatum. . ** Colchicum floribus Fritillarize. M. R. variegatum. — ** Colchicum Chionense floribus Fritillarie, M, R. Collinsonia canadensis. *'Collinsonia. Hort. Cliff., p. 14, t. 5. Among the MSS. I cannot find any other than the foregoing mention of this plant, and to the description of it in the Hortus Cliffortianus, Linnzeus has recorded the high opinion which he entertained of his friend. Miller, in the sixth edition of his Dictionary, says that the name was given by Dillenius, but in the eighth edition the error is corrected, as follows :—** The title of this plant was given to it by Dr. Linneeus, in honour of Mr. Peter Collinson, F.R.S., a most distinguished promoter of Botanical studies, and the first who introduced this plant, with many others, to the English gardens. Colutea arborescens. — ** Colutea foliolis obverse ovatis, apicibus obtusis seta terminatis, calycibus squamula duplici auctis, Ale carinis breviores. Bladder Senna. Lord Bute. It also appears under Banlin's name of Colutea vesicaria. ——— arborescens Var. — ** Colutea vesiculis rubentibus. J. B. — cruenta. *' Colutea foliolis obverse cordatis, calycibus nudis, Ale carina breviores. African and Oriental Colutea. Lord Bute. ** Colutea orientalis flore sanguinei lutea macula notato of the Catalogue is the same species. * .* A LI ^ L * . * * LI LI Pocockii. ** Colutea foliolis ellipticis apicibus obtusis, calycibus squamulis duplici auctis, Ale carina longiores, ^ Pocock's ER Colutea. Lord Bute. Commelina communis, ** Commelina. Hort. Elt. Comptonia asplenifolia. —** Myrica foliis asplenii. Mem.—'* Received from John Bartram, Jan. 22, 1756, three roots of Gale, with spleenwort leaves. ** It makes a fine tea, and gives a good flavour to beer, used as hops. - asplenifolia Var. ** Myrica angustissimis folio Scolopendra. Convallaria majalis Var. —** Convallaria flore rubente. majalis Var. ** Convallaria latifolia, flore pleno. Convolvulus Scammonia. ** Convolvulus radice tuberosa cathartica, dicta Scammony. Mem.—-** Convolvulus syriacus, raised from seed from Aleppo, four feet high, against a south wall in the open air at Ridgway House ; shewed its flowers Oct. 19, 1754, a very fine autumn. ** In 1759 it grew to nine or ten feet high. To this species, and to Zpomcea pandurata, Mr. Collinson bas only added tliat he possessed several others. Conyza marilandica. '*Baccharis au Conyza aflinis floribus purpureis. F]. Virg. ———— —](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22008445_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
