4(i6 VLANT LIFE OK ALABAMA. 



liimks of Muscle Croek. Slinil) alxmt S foot liij;h. <iul\ loiiilit.v kiiDwn in tho 

 Stato ("ollectod May !(>, IS'.W. 



rvjn' locality: i'ciiiisyl vaiiia f 



liorl). (ieol. Surv. Ilcrl). Mohr. 



Salixhumilis Marsh. Arb. Am. 110. 178."). I'iiaiuik Wii iow. 



^'rt/ix loiKiiroxtrls Michx. V\. Hon Am. 2 : 2L'(;. 1H(I3. 



Kll.Sk.2:ti(;!t. (iray. .Maii.c(l.(!, \x:i. Ciiap. Fl. i:!(). 



Allc^'lleluau and Ciuoliiiian areas. Nova .Scotia, Ontario, Now Knj;land. Now .Icr- 

 8oy, and alon;^ tht» nioiintaitis to North Carolina, west to Minnesota and Nehraska. 



Al.\h.\.ma: Tennessee \'allcy. In tlie harrcus, Hat yraveily ground. Laudordalo 

 County. Shrub li or t feet liijili. 



Type locality not epecitically j^iven. 



Herb. Mohr. 



BETULACEAE. Birch Family. 

 CARPINUS L. Sj). l'I.2:liilS. 17.")S. 



i'welvo species, teuipeiatc regions of Europe, Asia, North .Vmerica. North .\nuM- 

 ica and Mexico, 1. Small deciduous trees. 



Carpiiius caroliniana Walt. Fl. Car. 236. 178S. Iiionwood. Hoknukam. 



('ai})i»ii>< americaiKi Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2:201. 1803. 



Kll. Sk. 2 :618. (Irav, Man. ed. 6, 474. Chap. Fl. 425. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2:413. Sargent, Silv.N. A. 8:42, <. 447. 



AUeghenian to Louisiauian area. Ontario to Georgian Bay; New England west 

 to Minuesota and eastern Kansas, south to Tampa Bay, Florida, and through the 

 Gulf States to eastern Texas and southern Arkansas. 



Alabama: All over the State. In low rich woods. Connnon throughout. IMow- 

 ers in May; fruit ripe in October. A tree below medium si/.e. 



Economic uses: The wood valual)k' for minor jtvirposes. 



Typo locality: South Carolina. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



OSTRYA Scop. Fl.Carn. 114. 1760. 



Two species, Southern Europe. .Japan, 1; Mexico and North Auu-rica, 1. 

 Deciduous trees. 



Ostrya virginiaiia(Mill.) Willd. Sp. ri 4:46J). 180."). Hop Hokxhka.m. Iuonwood. 



Carpinim virt/iniaiia Mill. Card. Diet. ed. 8, no. 4. 1768. 



Ostrya americava Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2:202. 1803. 



Ell. Sk. 2:618. Grav, Man. ed. 6, 474. Chap. Fl. 426. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2 : 414. Sargent, Silv. .\. A. 9 : :34, /. 4/J. 



Mexico, Guatkmala. 



AUeghenian and Louisiauian areas. Ontario throughout the Atlantic States to 

 Tamj)a Bay, Florida, west to eastern Texas, Arkansas, Indian Territory, and eastern 

 Kansas. 



Alabama: Tennessee Valley to Upper division of Coast I'ine belt in calcareous 

 soil. Lauderdale and Montgomery counties. Flowers Ajiril, May. 

 Economic uses: The wood is useful. 

 Type locality not ascertained. 

 Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



CORYLUS L. Sp. n. 2 : 998. 1753. Hazelnut. 



Seven species, temperate Europe, Asia. North America, 2. Shrubs. 

 Corylus rostrata Ait. Hort. Kew. 3:364. 1789. Beaked Ha/.el.vut. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 612. (iray, Man. ed. 6, 474. Chap. Fl. 425. 



AUeghenian and Carolinian areas. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and 

 Ontario to Saskatchewan, British Columbia to I'acific coast; New England west to 

 Minnesota, Colorado to the Pacific, Washington; south from New .Jersey to upper 

 Carolina and Gecirgia. 



Alabama : Mountain region. Lower hills. Shrub 3 to 4 feet high, most fre(|uei)t 

 in the Metamorpliic hills. Clay, Tallapoo.sa, and Randolph counties. Tuscaloosa 

 County (K. A. S)nith).l Flowers in March; fruit ripe September, October. 



Economic uses: The nuts are edible. 



