Enclosure: A List of Plants, 23 March 1795
Enclosure
A List of Plants
Botanic Garden Leguanea Jamaica 23rd March 1795
Botanic names. | English names. | No of Plants. | |
No 1 Artocarpus integrifolia. | Indian Jaack Tree. | four | plants |
2 Garcinia cornea. | Small Mangosteen. | four | do |
3 Cycas circinalis. | Sago Palm. | two | do |
4 Laurus Cinnamomum. | Cinnamon Tree. | six | do |
5 —— | Akee. | four | do |
6 Annona nova sp: | Cherimoya. | two | do |
7 Piper longum. | Long Pepper | two | do |
8 Gardenia florida. | Cape Jasmine. | two | do |
9 Laurus camphora. | Camphire Tree. | four | do |
10 Annona Myristica. | Nutmeg Annona. | two | do |
11 Cicca disticha. | Cherimaila. | two | do |
12 Justicia picta. | Painted Justicia. | two | do |
13 Allamanda cathartica. | Galarips. | one | do |
14 —— | Mandarin Orange. | two | do |
A List of Plants wanted from America.
Kalmia latifolia. Kalmia augustifolia. Kalmia glauca. Ledum latifolium. Rhodora canadensis. Rhododendron maximum. Clethra alnifolia. Clethra paniculata. Pyrola maculata. Mitella diphylla. Liquedambar Styraciflua. Sanguinaria canadensis. Spigelia marilandica. Azalea nudiflora. Azelea viscosa. Phlox paniculata. Phlox divaricata. Helonias bullata. Helonias Asphodeloides. Trillium cernuum. Dionaea Muscipula. Sarracenia flava. Sarracenia purpurea.
Jas Wiles
A Collection of Plants is getting ready at Bath, which will be sent the first good Opportunity.
DS, DLC:GW.
James Wiles (1768–1851) was the gardener in charge of the public nursery at Bath. In 1803 he was appointed island botanist after the resignation of Thomas Dancer.