Elliott, Stephen, 1771-1830. Stephen Elliott papers, 1791- approximately 1947. Stephen Elliott botanical manuscript. gra00020. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

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Manuscript notes on 280 species of plants by Stephen Elliott, with observations dated from 1810 to 1814 that were included in his A sketch of the botany of South-Carolina and Georgia, published from 1816 to 1824.

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[29] Chelone 1. Obliqua glabra Walt: — Radix. fibrosa, perennis. Caulis. herbaceus, erectus, simplex? subtetragonus, angulis obtutis, sulcatus, glaber. 2-4 pedali. Folia. opposita, sessilia, longo lanceolata, acuta, acute serrata, glabra rugosa, basi amplexicaulia, 3-5 poll: long: 1 lat: — Pet: 0 Flores. in spicis confertifloris terminalibus, lateralibus que, flor: brachiatis Pedunculi. communes sub teretes, glabri, part. brevissimi 1-2 lin: longi crassi glabri. Bracteae. tres ad basin peduculi singuli quorum exterior, major, ad ped: communem, adnata est. dua laterales ad ped: partialem, omnes ovatae, acutae concavae, glabrae — Calyx. pentaphyllus distincte, foliolis ovatis, sub obtusis, glabris, conea vis, aequalibus, duobus paulo latioribus, persistentitubus — Corolla. Monopetala, inflata, ringens, labio superiorae inferiore, concavo, sub fornica to, emarginato, inferiore superiore sub reflexo, b a intus barbato, summitata trilobo lobis longitudine aequalibus intermedio minore, corol: albescens, roseo tincta, Stamina.filamenta quatuor, tubo corolla inserta, quorum par superior inferiore longior, compressa sub falcata, villosa, praeipuc basi, antherae, majusculae sagittatae, latera interiora, lanata, per latea dehiscentia, visidescentia filiamentum quintum inter fil: breviora, parvum, filiforme, Sterile base villosum — Pistillum — germen superum sub tetragono-pyramidatum, glandula basi circumdatum, Stylus filiformis Stamina aequanas. Stigma simplex, paulo capitatum — Semina. Hab: Columbia, S.C. Cooper River. Santee — in humidis? florens Sept. Oct: 30. Sept. 1814

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[31] Pentstemon 1. Pubescens. Stem round, erect, downy. Lower leaves sometimes spatulate upper long. lanceolate; acute; all half embracing the Stem, and irregularly serrulate & downy Corolla light purple. long. the fifth Stamen bearded more than half way down. beard yellow — Mich: Willdenow. ——— Chelone pentstemon. Walt: ——— Grows plentifully in the middle counties of Georgia flower in April & May.

———————————————————————— 2. Laevgata. Radix. fibrosa. perennis. Caulis. herbaceus erectus simplex 1-2 pedalis, sub teres, pubescens — Folia. radicalia, lanceolata, sub acuta, remote denticulata, venosa glabra 3-5 fol; long 1 1/2-2 lata in petiolum glabrum alatum 3-5 folicarum alternata caulina opposita depilia oblongo ovata, denticulata, semi amplexicaulia, versus basin praecipae pagina superiore pubescentia. Flores. in paniculis oppositis 8-10 floris verticillum referentibus vacas summitatum caulis. Pedunculi ramuli primarii tricho tonis vel dichotonis cum floribus in dichotomia, laterales dein divisi. [[strike through]] 2-6 linea longi teretis, pilis glandulosis capitatis sub hispidi. Bracteae? foliola duo ad dichotomiam singulum, lineari lanceolata, foliis adterum simillima. Calyx. monophyllus, profunde quinque partitus, persistens, extus pilis glanduloris capitatis sub hispidus — laciniis ovato lanceolatis, integris, paulo reflexis, acutis. Corolla. Monopetala. bilabiata ventricosa extus pubescens intus pelosa, pallide purpurea, Striis purpureis rotata. labio superiore breviore bifido, laciniis sub ovatis traullum reflexis inferiore trifido laciniis aequalibus ovalibus. Cor: vix uniciam longa Stamina. filamenta quatuor filiformia, fertilia, quorum 2 breviora incurva, corolla tubo bbasi inserta corolla breviorea, per paria approximata, Antherae bilobae divaricatae, ovatae pubescentes per latera dehiscentes, filmaentum Sterile filiforme, obtusum sub reflexaarbata, filamentum interdum duplex. Pistillum germen superne Sub obatum. Sulcatum glabrum. Stylus filiformis Staminibus paulo longior brevior indivisus obtusis. Stigma obtusum simplex. Pericarpium. Capsula oblongo-triquetra. Sulcata, glabra, trivalois, triloculeris, Semina plurima in loculo singulo ovata, parva, receptaculo centrali adnata. Hab: in Solis sal humidis Stoney creek. florens Jun—Sept. 5. Sept: 1812.

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