A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea-Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1746. Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane Bart. Med. Reg. & Nuper Soc. Reg. Praes.; By Jos. Miller Apothecary, Hort. Chels. Praes. ac Praelect. Botan

Author(s) Jos. Miller
Year 1749
Volume 46
Pages 4 pages
Language en
Journal Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

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XII. A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea-Garden, presented to the Royal Society by the Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1746. pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane Bart. Med. Reg. & nuper Soc.Reg.Praef.; by Jof. Miller Apothecary, Hort.Chel. Praef. ac Praelet. Botan. Presented Feb.16. 1201. Diantum Americanum. Cornut. 1748-9. 1202. Adiantum nigrum. Offic. 1203. Acriviola maxima odorata, flore pleno. Boerb. 1204. Alaternoides Africana Telephii Imperati folio. Hort. Amst. 1205. Alnus nigra. Offic. 1206. Aquilegia hortensis multiplex, flore pleno. C. B. 1207. Arum maximum, quod Colocasia vulgo caulis nigricantibus. Hort. Lugd. 1208. Asperula odorata, flore albo. Offic. et Dodon. 1209. Asteriscus perennis maritimus patulus. Tourn. 1210. Buphthalmum orientale, Tanaceti minoris folio, flore luteo amplio. Ibid. 1211. Calendula minor Hispanica. Hort. Lugd. Bat. 1212. Chamæpitys lutea vulgaris, folio trifido. C. B. et Offic. 1213. Clinopodium minus, Ocimi facie. C. B. 1214. Clinopodium Americanum rotundifolium, Pullegii odore. Hort. F 2 1215. 1215. Convolvulus cæruleus major, folio subrotundo. Ger. Park. 1216. Conyza minima. Ger. emac. 1217. Corona Solis annua, flore pleno. Tourn. 1218. Coronilla herbacea, flore vario. Ibid. 1219. Euphrasia pratensis rubra. C. B. 1220. Galega Africana, floribus majoribus, et siliquis crassioribus. Tourn. 1221. Geranium Africanum Malvae folio, petalis florum inferioribus vix conspicuis. Index Hort. Chel. 1222. Guidonia Ulmi foliis, flore roseo. Plum. 1223. Helianthemum vulgare, flore luteo. J. B. 1224. Horninum coma purpureo-violacea. Ibid. 1225. Jacea spinosa alata, cinerea caule, spinis luteis longissimis. 1226. Lavatera, folio et facie Altheæ. Aet. Reg. Soc. 1227. Lavatera flore albo. 1228. Lotus angustifolia flore luteo-purpureo, ex insula Sancti Jacobi. Hort. Amst. 1229. Lychnis sylvestris flore albo minimo. Raii Hist. 1230. Lychnis sylvæstris, quæ Saponaria. Tourn. 1231. Mespilus aculcata, Pyri denticulato folio, splendens Virginiana. Pluk. 1232. Myagrum siliculis longis. C. B. 1233. Myrtus latifolia Romana. Ibid. 1234. Myrtus Buxi folio. Schyl. Hort. 1235. Obeliscotheca minor, integro folio. Dillen. 1236. Ophioglossum, Lingua serpentina. Park. 1237. Ophris bifolia. C. B. 1238. Orobus sylvaticus, Viciæ foliis. Ibid. 1239. 1239. Paeonia mas. Officin. et C. B. 1240. Phaseolus flore coccineo. Cornut. 1241. Pisum humile caule firmo. Tourn. 1242. Polemonium vulgare. Ibid. 1243. Rapuntium maximum, coccineo spicato flore. Col. in Rech. 1244. Rhamnus catharticus. Off. et C. B. 1245. Satureia hortensis æstiva. Ibid. 1246. Sclarea Indica flore variegato. Boerh. 1247. Saururus humilis, folio carnosof subrotundo. Plum. 1248. Spiræa Hispanica, Hyperici crenato folio. Tourn. 1249. Thuya Theophrasti. C. B. 1150. Turritis muralis hirsuta minor. Tourn. XIII. The Reverend Mr. Robert Clarke to Mr. Fleming, concerning a Boy, who had a Calculus formed between the Glans and the Præputium. SIR, Read Feb. 23. UPON Inquiry, I find that the Boy you desire to have an Account of, from his Infancy labour'd under the Difficulty of making Water; for tho' he was three Years of Age, when put under the Care of the Person from whom I have this Intelligence, yet he could not go alone. He was in the greatest Agony upon every Motion; but was relieved by putting a great Pin, the Head foremost,