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imperfectly known. Small's Flora gives the distribution as 

 New York to Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and the 

 Indian Territory. The tree is not included by Mohr in his Flora 

 of Alabama but it is by no means uncommon in the so-called 

 ''black belt region" of Alabama, especially along the Alabama 

 River near Selma. It is possible therefore that it has been over- 

 looked in all the adjoining territory between West Feliciana and 

 the Indian Territory. 



Ilex longipes- Chap. Rather rare, in wet places in woods West 

 Fehciana. According to Small its range is "rocky banks North 

 CaroHna to Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama." According to 

 Alohr mountain regions of Alabama it is however very common 

 near Selma, Alabama, in woods rear the Alabama River. Neither 

 near Selma nor in Louisiana does it ever grow on rocky banks. 



Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees. Very abundant in the woods of 

 West Feliciana. Found also in swamps in the vicinity of New 

 Orleans. The recorded range according to Small is Massachu- 

 setts to Ontario, Middle Georgia, Tennessee, and Kansas. 



Frasera caroliniensis Walt. First collected in Louisiana in 

 1840 by Carpenter in West Feliciana as reported by Hale in his 

 Notes on the Medical Botany of Louisiana published in the 

 New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal 1852. Rare in the 

 woods of West Feliciana. No where else in the state. Accord- 

 ing to Mohr along the mountains from West Virginia to Georgia. 



Asaruvi canadense L. Rich woods West Feliciana. Not seen 

 elsewhere. According to Small an Alleghenian species. New Bruns- 

 wick to Ontario, south to North Carohna. 



Houstonia 'purpurea L. Dry woods West Feliciana. Accord- 

 ing to Small on or near the mountains Arkansas, Georgia and 

 Alabama. This species is not confined to West Feliciana but is 

 widely distributed over the state. 



Circaea lutetiana L. In deep ravines West Feliciana. Not 

 seen elsewhere in the state. Mohr gives its southern range as 

 mountain regions of Alabama. 



Hypericum lohocarpurn Gatt. In swampy places West Feliciana. 

 Very rare. The same shrub was also collected by Dr. Joor near 



