Plant List from John Wood's Journal,
1819, Wanboro, Illinois
The following a list of plants described by John Woods near Wanborough
in Edwards County in southeast Illinois in 1819. He was an early settler
near Wanboro, which was founded by Morris Birkbeck. Both men were from Surrey,
England.
The list is of the species plants he was cultivating on his three farms.
Cultivated Plants
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Muhlenbergia diffusa | Nimble-will |
| Digitaria ciliaris or violascens (Eng) | Crab-grass |
| Trifolium reflexum | Buffalo-clover |
| Medicago falcata | Alfalfa (lucern) |
| Phleum | Timothy grass |
| Zea mays | Indian corn |
| Avena | Oats |
| Triticum | Wheat (bearded) |
| Linum | Flax |
| Hordeum | Winter barley |
| Pisum satium | Garden peas |
| ? | French beans (haricot) |
| Fragaria | Strawberry |
| Brassica rapa | Turnip |
| Fagopyrum | Buck-wheat |
| Gossipium sp | Cotton |
| Nicotiana sp | Tobacco |
| Cannabis sp | Hemp |
| Cucurbita pepo ovifera | Pumpkin or squash |
| Bromus secalinus or ?Sorghum vulgare | Broom-corn |
| Humulus lupulus | Hops (white bine) |
| ? | Indian peas (long pods w/ 9-16 kidney-like beans |
| Solanum tuberosum | potatos |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Kidney beans |
| Bunch beans | |
| Brassica oleracea var. capitata | cabbage |
| Allium | onion |
| shalot | |
| Asparagus officinalis | asparagus |
| Lagenaria siceraria | Bottle gourd |
| Cucumis sativus | Cucumbers |
| Petroselinum crispum | Parsley |
| Raphanus sativus | radishes |
| Capsicum | pepper |
| Prunus sp | peach |
| Prunus sp | cherry |
| Malus sp | apple |