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F. vii'idis Mich. Low, moist ground. April. 



F. pubescens I^am. Edge of river swamps. April. 



F. <(ua(lr;iii^uljita Michx. Hillsides, in rich ground. April. 



Forestiera acuminata Poir. Close at the water's edge. Cum- 

 tterland river and tributaries. March. 



F. li^iistrina Poir. Characteristic shrub for the cedar glades 

 of Middle Tenn. July. 



CJiionanthus Virginica L. Along streams, especially in the 

 Alleghany Mts. April. 



Li^listruin vulgaro L. The common Pi'ivet, planted in hedges. 

 Seldom perfects its fruits in Middle Tenn. May. 



APOCYXACEtE. 



Anisonia Taberii?Piii(»iitaiia Walt. {A. latifolia Michx., East. 

 Tenn., and Ams. salicifolid Pursh., Nashville.) Over the State. 

 May-June. 



Vinca minor L. Introduced. Old graveyards, where it 

 grows luxuriantly, perfecting seeds. Not spreading, however, 

 into neighboring woodlands. 



Apocynum androsiemi folium L. O. S. June-July. 



A. cannabinum L. O. S. June-July. 



ASCLEPIADACE^. 



Aselepiodora viridis Gray. Cedar glades, in dry, sunny 

 places. July-August. 



Asclepias tuberosa L. Eields and pastures. June-July. 



A. purpurascens L. Edges of woodlands and copses. June- 

 July. 



A. iucarnata L. Iliver swamps. June-July. 



A. I'oruuti Decaisne. Open grounds. July. 



A. obtusifolia Micthx. Ocoe district. East Tenn. June-July. 



A. phytolaecoides Pursh. Mountains of East Tenn. July. 



A. varieg'ata L. Dry uplands. June-July. East Tenn., 

 and vicinity of Nashville. 



A. quadl'ifolia L. Oak barrens of Middle Tenn. June-July. 



A. vertit'illiata L. Frequent in the cedar glades. 



