Southern Plant Lists - Southern Garden History Society

Lady Jean Skipwith
1793
Virginia
flower, easily raised fr. seed sown in the
fall
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus Meadow Saffron, bulbous root a bt size
of tulip, flowers in autumn and the Ivs
green all winter. Called by common
people Naked Ladies, great var.
obtained fr. Seed
Colutea arborescens Bladder Senna
Commelina virginica Day Flower Commelina (see Miller) 1 sort. "Annual
trailing Commelina with a sopewort
leaf."
Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-Valley Convallaria
Convolvulus sp. (arvensis?) Morning Glory Convolvulus(of different colours)
Coronilla emeris Crown Vetch Scorpion Senna
Cortusa matthioli Cortusa-or Bear's Ear Sanicle— can be
raised fr. seed or roots- the purple is
the finest
Corydalis bulbosa? Fumewort (see also Adlumia)
Tuberous insipid Fumatory
Crocus vernus cv. 2 doz. yellow and blue crocus
Cyclamen hederifolia or C. coum 1. Raised from seed. 4 years to
flower. Blooms Dec. to late spring
2. raised fr. seed fr. which a great var.
may be obtained- - is four yrs from
seed before they fl. which is in
Dec. and will cont. in beauty until
late in the Spring (write to Mrs. S.
for seeds)
Cynoglossum officinale Hounds Tongue(see Cynoglossum 4
sort)
Cypripedium acaule Pink Moccasin Flower Moccasin flower
Cypripedium pubescens? Yellow Ladies Slipper Ladies Slipper
Dianthus barbatus Sweet William
Dianthus chinensis China Pinks 1. Chinese Pink, double and single.
2. Indian Pink
3.
Dianthus cvs. Pinks of various kinds, very fine
Dianthus cvs. Picottee Pink or Carnation Prince Picoti or July flower
Dianthus cvs. Double Charlotte Pink
Dictamnus albus Gas Plant White Dittany (see Dictamnus) Easily
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