46 tp:nnessek fi.ora. 



Discoj)leura capillaeea Nutt. Some specimens on the grounds 

 of tlie Mi)tii:onierv-Bell Academy. Introduced. 



D. Xiittalli DC. Damp woods vicinity of Cleveland^ East 

 Tenn. July, 



Ciciita niaculata L. Along streams. July. 



Cryptotjeaia Canadensis DC. Common in low, damp woixls. 

 June-Se])tember. 



Chaci'opliylluni Tainturieri Hooker. Very abundant in Mid- 

 dle Tenn. April-May. 



Ch. procunibens L. Rich, moist woods, Nashville. April. 



Osniorrhiza lon^istylis DC. Rich woodlands. May-June. 



Eilloplius Auiericauus Xutt. Thickets along Charlotte pike ; 

 also on ^lurfreesborough pike. May-June. 



Erigenia bulbosa Xutt. Rich woodlands. Common. March- 

 April. 



ARALIACE^E. 



Aralia spinosa L. Very copious in the glades of Middle 

 Tenn. Jnly. 



A. raeeniosa L. Highlands of Middle Tenn. ; hills along 

 Charlotte pike, twelve miles north of Nashville. June. 



A. hispida Michx. Mountains of East Tenn.; Ducktown. 

 June. 



A. nudicaiiUs L. Cumberland Mts., near Sewanee. June- 

 July. 



A. quinquefolia Decaisne & Planchon. Rich woods over the 

 State, but everywhere rare. Harpeth hills, near Nashville. July. 



CORNACE^. 



Cornus florida L. In all localities. March-April. 



C. alternifolia L. East Tenn. 



C. stolonifera Michx. Banks of rivers and streams. May. 



C. asperifolia Michx. Copses and dry ground. May-June. 



C. sericea L. Wet places. Common. May. 



Nyssa CaroHniana Poir. Along mountain streams. East 

 Tenn.; Parksville; also Hollow Rock, NYest Tenn. May. 



