Hortus Elginensis: or a catalogue of plants, indigenous and exotic, cultivated in the Elgin Botanic Garden, in the vicinity of the city of New-York. Established in 1801 / by David Hosack.

  • David Hosack
Date:
1811
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Credit: Hortus Elginensis: or a catalogue of plants, indigenous and exotic, cultivated in the Elgin Botanic Garden, in the vicinity of the city of New-York. Established in 1801 / by David Hosack. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ouinea-hen weed 42 Jerusalem sage 42 Loose strife 34 Guinea pepper 12 Illinois nut 30 Lovage 33 Gum arabic tree 1 Indian cherry tree 22 Love apple 59 Gum tree 33 Indian corn 60 Love lies bleeding 4 Hair grass 3, 56 Indian cress 57 Louse wort 41 Hard grass 2 Indian fig 11 Lucerne 36 Hare bell 28, 51 Indian hemp 6 Lungwort 46 Hare’s ear 11 Indian millet 54 Lupine 34 Hawk’s beard 18 Indian physio 54 Lychnidea 42 Hawthorn 17 Indian reed 12 Madeira nut SO Hawk weed 28 Indian shot 12 Madwort 4 Hazel nut 17 Indian turnep 7 Magothy bay bean 12 Heath 22 Indigo 29 Maiden hair 2 Heart pea 12 Indigo wild 44 Maize 60 Hearts ease 59 Ink berry 45 Malabar nightshade 9 Hedge hog 36 Job’s tears 16 Malabar nut 31 Hedge hyssop 26 Jonquil 38 Malabar plumb 22 Hedge mustard 22 Ipecacuanha 54 Mallow 35 Hedge nettle 54 Iron wood 52 Mangel wurzel 9 Hellebore 27 Judas tree 13 Mango tree 35 Hemlock fern 10 July flower 14 Maple tree 1 Hemlock spruce 43 Juniper SO Marjoram 39 Hemp 12 J upiter’s beard 6 Marmelade apple 2 Henbane 28 Kale 17 Marsh marygold 11 Henbit 31 Kentucky coffee tree 26 Marsh mallow 27 Herb bennet 25 Kidney bean 42 Marsh rosemary 54 Herb Christopher 2 Kidney vetch 6 Marsh trefoil 36 Herb Robert 24 King’s spear 8 Marvel of Peru 87 Herd’s grass 2 Knot grass 29, 44 Marygold 55 Heron’s bill geranium 22 Knawel 51 May apple 44 Hickory SO Labdanum 15 May weed 6 Hobble bush 58 Laburnum 20 Meadow saflTron 16 Hog plumb 54 Ladies’ bed straw 24 Meadow grass 44 Hog weed 4 Ladies’ mantle 3 Medick 35 Hog wood 10 Ladies’ slipper 19 Medlar 36 Holly 29 Ladies’ traces 38 Melic grass 36 Hollyhock 4 Lamb’s lettuce 58 Melilot 56 Hone wort 53 Lamb’s quarters 14 Melon thistle 11 Honeysuckle 34 Larch 43 Mexican lily 4 Honey woi*t 13 Lark spur 20 Mezereon 20 Hop 28 Lavender 32 Mignonette 47 Hop horn-beam 40 Laurel 31, 32 Millet 64 Horehound 35 Laurestine 58 Millet grass 37 Horehound water S4 Leatherwood 21 Milk vetch 8 Horn-beam 12 Lead wort 44 Milk weed ( Horned poppy 7, l4 Leek 3 Milk wort 44 Horse balm 16 Leopard’s bane 21 Mint 36 Horse chesnut 2 Lemon 15 Mithridate mustard 56 Horseradish 16 Lemon grass 5 Mock orange 42 Hound’s tongue 19 Lettuce 31 Moldavian balm 21 House leek 52 Life everlasting] 25 Molucca balm 37 Humble plant 37 Liquorice 25 Monk’s rhubarb 49 Humming-bird tree 14 Lilac 55 Monkey flower 37 Hyacinth 28 Lily 33 Moon seed 36 Hyssop 29 Lily of the valley 16 Moon wort 36 Jacobsea lily 4 Lily thorn 13 Moose wood 21 •Tamestown weed 20 Lime 15 Mother of thyme 56 •Tapan rose Jasmine H, 28 Lime tree 56 Mother wort 32 29 Linden tree 56 Mountain ash 54 Ice plant 36 Liver wort 5 Mountain ebony 9 Jerusalem artichoke 26 Lizard’s tail 51 Mountain laurel 47 •Terusalem cherry 53 Locust tree 28, 48 Mountain mint 37, 47 Jerusalem oak 1,4 Ijoblolly bay 26 Mountain tea 24 )
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